293 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780151002511
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From Nobel Prize–winning author José Saramago, a magnificent, mesmerizing parable of loss.A city is hit by an epidemic of "white blindness" that spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an empty mental hospital, but there the criminal eleme...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,040 reviews
Moods
tense 60%
reflective 56%
challenging 53%
emotional 35%
sad 35%
mysterious 27%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 4%
funny 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 34% | Character: 19%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 26% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 48% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault
293 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780151002511
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From Nobel Prize–winning author José Saramago, a magnificent, mesmerizing parable of loss.A city is hit by an epidemic of "white blindness" that spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an empty mental hospital, but there the criminal eleme...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,040 reviews
Moods
tense 60%
reflective 56%
challenging 53%
emotional 35%
sad 35%
mysterious 27%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 4%
funny 2%
informative 1%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Plot: 34% | Character: 19%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 26% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 48% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 15% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault