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A review by _ami_
Blindness by José Saramago
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
That was a very hard read, not because of the lack of quotation marks or paragraphing, but that halfway. I felt sick to my stomach. But it was a great story that explores the human mind and behaviour at these circumstances.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Vomit, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Infidelity and Grief