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A review by jcoryv
Blindness by José Saramago
1.0
I rarely make negative reviews, but this book is horrible. I listened to it on Audible, so the performance may have something to do with my feelings about the book.
The general idea is interesting, but the concept was either underthought or way overthought. There were simple solutions for much of the adversity faced by the characters.
Also, the use of the narrator struck me as lazy. More developed characters could have expressed their thoughts on the situation in a more compelling manner.
And the use of proverbs, maxims, quotes, clichés, axioms, and platitudes, was tiresome.
I haven’t read any of the author’s other works, but there’s nothing Nobel about this one.
The general idea is interesting, but the concept was either underthought or way overthought. There were simple solutions for much of the adversity faced by the characters.
Also, the use of the narrator struck me as lazy. More developed characters could have expressed their thoughts on the situation in a more compelling manner.
And the use of proverbs, maxims, quotes, clichés, axioms, and platitudes, was tiresome.
I haven’t read any of the author’s other works, but there’s nothing Nobel about this one.