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A review by jmiae
All the Names by José Saramago
3.0
Slightly bummed that the review I thought I wrote for this on my mobile phone ended up not saving properly. But rather than trying to recreate that review here, I'm just going to jot down a couple of impressions that I can recall from this reading.
1) This felt like the written version of a silent animated film, like The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore or The House of Small Cubes. All about single men in their later(ish) years who lead quiet, unassuming lives until one day they go on a quiet but life-changing adventures.
2) This book was very melancoly, despite having some fairly whimsical moments - or at least it felt quite whimsical (i.e. when Senor Jose is having a conversation with his ceiling)
1) This felt like the written version of a silent animated film, like The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore or The House of Small Cubes. All about single men in their later(ish) years who lead quiet, unassuming lives until one day they go on a quiet but life-changing adventures.
2) This book was very melancoly, despite having some fairly whimsical moments - or at least it felt quite whimsical (i.e. when Senor Jose is having a conversation with his ceiling)