A review by witmol
Blindness and Rage by Brian Castro

  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Really difficult to follow. Got the feeling Castro was dropping dozens of literary, cultural and historical references I just don't have the reading or experience to understand. Didn't care for the main character, Lucien, which kind of made the rest of the book a slog.

Found the verse at times playful and witty and at others too forced so as a reader had to work hard to understand what was going on and why.
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