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Seeing by José Saramago

catbewks's review against another edition

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5.0

Que não ouça o diabo, senhor ministro, O diabo tem tão bom ouvido que não precisa que lhe digam as coisas em voz alta, Valha-nos então deus, Não vale a pena, esse é surdo de nascença.

[...] a mais segura diferença que poderíamos estabelecer entre as pessoas não seria dividi-las entre espertas e estúpidas, mas em espertas e demasiado espertas, com as estúpidas fazemos o que quisermos, com as espertas a solução é pô-las ao nosso serviço, ao passo que as demasiado espertas, mesmo quando estão do nosso lado, são intrinsecamente perigosas, não o conseguem evitar, o mais curioso é que com os seus atos estão constantemente a dizer-nos que tenhamos cuidado com elas, em geral não damos atenção aos avisos e depois aguentamos as consequências [...]

Há pessoas que continuam de pé mesmo quando são derrubadas [...]

derurgia's review against another edition

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4.0

El libro me encanto aunque el final me dejo un fuerte regusto a desazón, lo recomiendo encarecidamente.

santibuitron's review

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medium-paced

3.5

kirstie4's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 stara

patricio_tamayo's review against another edition

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3.0

Si bien no me gustó tanto como "Ensayo sobre la ceguera", es un libro muy bien escrito y con un excelente contexto y argumento. Sin embargo, las continuas divagaciones del autor hace que a veces pierda el hilo de la lectura, obligándome a re-leer algún pasaje. Las referencias al libro anterior "Ensayo sobre la ceguera" hacen necesario haber leido ese libro previamente. El enlace entre los dos libros me pareció un poco forzado.

rubendanielmonteiro's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

kieranhealy's review

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5.0

A devastating book. At times humorous, other times tense and all times engaging. There is a lyrical nature to Saramago's prose that I really enjoy. Although he comes from a completely different angle as George Orwell, he is on par with Orwell for his commentary on society and tyranny. As a follow up to "Blindness" I could not have been more surprised at how good this was. But it is also a different book from Blindness. Blindness was a long descent through increasing horror, relentless and traumatizing. "Seeing" is a slow burn of increasing tension, as if it were a fist slowly going back for a punch and the victim could only await the hit, unsure if it will ever come. Phenomenal.

m_cruz's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

danielamtz's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

carolinaaspoliveira's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25