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Baltasar and Blimunda by José Saramago

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manzolindifiori's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Spoiler

Lo so che È UNA METAFORAAAA però sono molto triste per Baltazar e Blimunda 😔

Una stella in meno solo perché era pieno di n word 😠

Mi ha ricordato quella volta che mi sono costruito il pc con i pezzi ordinati, quando l'ho acceso e funzionava completamente ero come Bartolomeu Lorenzo.

Mi si rispense subito dopo perché avevo messo male due fili, ma dettagli. Si alzò in volo pure quello, non grazie alle volontà ma alle crisi d’ira.

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sarahgarlicnan's review

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reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Long, beautiful tale exposing life before the earthquake when religious hypocrites and monarchy dominated life.

outtiegw's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny sad slow-paced

Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

franciscapcneto's review against another edition

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4.0

I can’t say I wasn’t expecting this book to be good. Between my dad’s fangirling with Saramago’s beautiful writing, and the many good reviews I’d seen about this book, I knew what I was in for.
However, I hate reading a book that I was told to read. I hate having a deadline, because that makes it feel too much like school work, which, in my opinion, defeats the purpose of reading for pleasure. Hadn’t these been the circumstances, I probably would have enjoyed the book even more, but perhaps that was my fault; the book had been seating on my dad’s shelf since before I was even born, so maybe I should have picked it up sooner.
Nevertheless, it was an amazing read, funny and touching - the ending had me sobbing - and I can finally say I’ve read a book written by José Saramago, and, not surprisingly, I want to read more :)

natsilene's review against another edition

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4.0

Come sempre accade con Saramago, alcune frasi sono di una bellezza quasi dolorosa. La narrazione procede scorrevole e suggestiva per tutto il libro, senza però mai raggiungere le grandiose vette di potenza lirica di opere successive come Il Vangelo Secondo Gesù Cristo e Cecità