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A review by monvural
Manual of Painting and Calligraphy by José Saramago
2.0
What a frustrating book.
There are moments of absolute genius. The best love making scene written in literature that I know. An incredible transformation of the title character.
But also long stretches that are boring and unnecessary and just frustrating.
Maybe we needed to feel the boredom and tension of the transformation, but - it was laborious.
If - however - you want to read the book, I’m happy to point to the moments of undoubted genius within.
There are moments of absolute genius. The best love making scene written in literature that I know. An incredible transformation of the title character.
But also long stretches that are boring and unnecessary and just frustrating.
Maybe we needed to feel the boredom and tension of the transformation, but - it was laborious.
If - however - you want to read the book, I’m happy to point to the moments of undoubted genius within.