Blindness
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- Author：José Saramago
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Summary
A driver waiting at the traffic lights goes blind。 An opthamologist tries to diagnose his distinctive white blindness， but is affected before he can read the textbooks。 It becomes a contagion， spreading throughout the city。 Trying to stem the epidemic， the authorities herd the afflicted into a mental asylum where the wards are terrorised by blind thugs。 And when fire destroys the asylum， the inmates burst forth and the last links with a supposedly civilised society are snapped。
No food， no water， no government， no obligation， no order。 This is not anarchy， this is blindness。
No food， no water， no government， no obligation， no order。 This is not anarchy， this is blindness。
Reviews
Alireza
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من هیچ جاش احساس خوندن یک شاهکار رو نداشتم。 البته سبک روایت کتاب متفاوت بود ولی از نظر پیام و جذابیت برای من معمولی بود。
Sepehr
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در شهر بیشعورها، باشعور بودن سخت است。 در شهر نفهمها، درک داشتن سخت است。 در شهر کورها، چشم داشتن فاجعه است
Brenda Zavala
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muy bueno
Alberto Caviglia
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Alcune volte ci si chiede: “Ma com’è possibile che questa persona abbia vinto quel premio？”。È un po’ quello che abbiamo pensato tutti quando Povia vinse il Festival di Sanremo （ve ne eravate dimenticati？！）。 Altre volte， invece， si capisce chiaramente perché questo sia avvenuto。 È il caso del Nobel a Saramago， senza ombra di dubbio。 -Poche volte mi è capitato di provare disgusto leggendo un libro: disgusto per gli avvenimenti raccontati， per la natura umana， per gli odori che sembrava potessero e Alcune volte ci si chiede: “Ma com’è possibile che questa persona abbia vinto quel premio？”。È un po’ quello che abbiamo pensato tutti quando Povia vinse il Festival di Sanremo （ve ne eravate dimenticati？！）。 Altre volte， invece， si capisce chiaramente perché questo sia avvenuto。 È il caso del Nobel a Saramago， senza ombra di dubbio。 -Poche volte mi è capitato di provare disgusto leggendo un libro: disgusto per gli avvenimenti raccontati， per la natura umana， per gli odori che sembrava potessero essere emanati dalle pagine del libro e per le immagini che sembravano fotografie di un reportage。 Saramago racconta l’indifferenza， la cattiveria， la pazzia e la speranza。 Racconta l’essere umano， con le sue mille sfaccettature。 Racconta la disperazione di una pandemia e di un mondo da ricostruire。 Forse qualcosa che， oggi， capiamo meglio。 。。。more
Bobbie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 While I think the premise is interesting， I did not enjoy this book。 Most of this book is describing excrement and how most society would collapse because people would run out of food and be shitting everywhere。 Then there is also an aggressive scene of group rape， and gratuitous mentions of naked or mostly-naked breasts。 There is no explanation for the epidemic， no reason for it to stop。 I also felt lost about how much time had passed at any given moment。 I generally like post-apocalyptic liter While I think the premise is interesting， I did not enjoy this book。 Most of this book is describing excrement and how most society would collapse because people would run out of food and be shitting everywhere。 Then there is also an aggressive scene of group rape， and gratuitous mentions of naked or mostly-naked breasts。 There is no explanation for the epidemic， no reason for it to stop。 I also felt lost about how much time had passed at any given moment。 I generally like post-apocalyptic literature， but not this。 。。。more
Greg
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“Blindness” first struck me as a bit like a cross between Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” and Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”。 A plague of communicable blindness inexplicably strikes mankind， and those stricken soon find themselves alienated， quarantined， and in a veritable hell on earth。 The depths to which people sink as this happens are disturbing - violence， nauseating filth， brutality， gang-rape … this is not a book for the faint of heart。 From about a quarter of the way through to half way “Blindness” first struck me as a bit like a cross between Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” and Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road”。 A plague of communicable blindness inexplicably strikes mankind， and those stricken soon find themselves alienated， quarantined， and in a veritable hell on earth。 The depths to which people sink as this happens are disturbing - violence， nauseating filth， brutality， gang-rape … this is not a book for the faint of heart。 From about a quarter of the way through to half way through I felt a little depressed reading it， and while the writing is quite good， the cruelty combined with the loss of freedom and dignity led me to a sense of dark helplessness。 The book plumbs the depths of how we behave towards those we fear， how we behave when we cannot be observed， and how we behave when we do not have the supporting structure of “civilized society” and lose our sense of humanity。 However if you find yourself struggling， I encourage you to plow through it。 The book is more sophisticated than “The Road” because it is allegorical， while at the same time creating indelible images。 Saramago uses a free-flowing， lyrical style， and explores what it means to love， to be human， and to have dignity under the conditions that have been around us for as long as mankind has been around， but which we tend to be blind to in our everyday lives。 In a very subtle way he is saying we should open our eyes to what we do to one another， and heed the dictum “If we cannot live entirely like human beings， at least let us do everything in our power not to live entirely like animals”。Quotes:On affection:“…there were men there， sensitive and dreamers， who having already enjoyed her favours， began to allow their thoughts to wander， to think there could be no greater prize in this world than for a man to find himself stretched out on his bed， all alone， thinking the impossible， only to realise that a woman is gently lifting the covers and slipping under them， slowly rubbing her body against his body， and then lying still， waiting for the heat of their blood to calm the sudden tremor of their startled skin。 And all this for no good reason， just because she wanted to。”On death:“We are so afraid of the idea of having to die， said the doctor’s wife， that we always try to find excuses for the dead， as if we were asking beforehand to be excused when it is our turn。”“…I am passing by without seeing them， It’s a time-honoured custom to pass by the dead without seeing them， said the doctor’s wife。”On fate:“…You never know beforehand what people are capable of， you have to wait， give it time， it’s time that rules， time is our gambling partner on the other side of the table and it holds all the cards of the deck in its hand， we have to guess the winning cards of life， our lives…”On God:“…my God， how the rain is pouring down on them， how it trickles between their breasts， how it lingers and disappears into the darkness of the pubis， how it finally drenches and flows over the thighs， perhaps we have judged them wrongly， or perhaps we are unable to see this the most beautiful and glorious thing that has happened in the history of the city， a sheet of foam flows from the floor of the balcony， if only I could go with it， falling interminably clean， purified， naked。 Only God sees us， said the wife of the first blind man， who， despite disappointments and setbacks， clings to the belief that God is not blind， to which the doctor’s wife replies， Not even he， the sky is clouded over， Only I can see you， Am I ugly， asked the girl with the dark glasses， You are skinny and dirty， you will never be ugly…”“…that priest must have committed the worst sacrilege of all times and all religions， the fairest and most radically human， coming here to declare that， ultimately， God does not deserve to see。”On good fortune:“…In a way， everything we eat has been stolen from the mouths of others and if we rob them of too much we are responsible for their death， one way or another we are all murderers…”On hope:“…blindness is also this， to live in a world where all hope is gone。”On love:“I love you enough to want to be with you， and that is the first time I’ve ever said that to anyone， You would not have said it to me either if you had met me somewhere before， an elderly man， half bald with white hair， with a patch over one eye and a cataract in the other， The woman I was then wouldn’t have said it， I agree， the person who said it was the woman I am today， Let’s see then what the woman you will be tomorrow will have to say， Are you testing me， What an idea， who am I to put you to the test， it’s life that decides these things， It’s already made one decision。”On miracles:“…The only miracle we can perform is to go on living， said the woman， to preserve the fragility of life from day to day， as if it were blind and did not know where to go， and perhaps it is like that， perhaps it really does not know， it placed itself in our hands， after giving us intelligence， and this is what we have made of it…”On joy in small things:‘Here is your water， drink slowly， slowly， and savour it， a glass of water is a marvelous thing， she was not talking to him， she was not talking to anyone， simply communicating to the world what a marvelous thing a glass of water is。”On old age:“…Yes， on one condition， at first sight it must seem scandalous for someone to lay down conditions when he is being done a favour， but some old people are like that， they make up in pride for the little time remaining to them。”“…All right， if you insist， let it be， because the man I still am loves the woman you are， Was it so very difficult to make a declaration of love， At my age， people fear ridicule， You were not ridiculous， Let’s forget it， please…”“One day， when we realise that we can no longer do anything good and useful we ought to have the courage simply to leave this world…”On violence:“…you have no idea what it is like to watch two blind people fighting。 Fighting has always been， more or less， a form of blindness。”Lastly， on seeing， on truly opening our eyes to the world， which I think is the point of the book:“…putrescence is spreading， diseases find the door open， water is running out， food has become poison， that would be my first statement， said the doctor’s wife， And the second， asked the girl with the dark glasses， Let’s open our eyes， We can’t， we are blind， said the doctor， It is a great truth that says that the worst blind person was the one who did not want to see…” And this one which despite “seeing it coming”， really struck me:“Why did we become blind， I don’t know， perhaps one day we’ll find out， Do you want me to tell you what I think， Yes， do， I don’t think we did go blind， I think we are blind， Blind but seeing， Blind people who can see， but who do not see。” 。。。more
Isabel
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Foi o primeiro livro que li do autor e apesar de me terem alertado para o tipo de escrita a leitura fluiu normalmente e gostei muito。 É um livro cheio de metáforas e ditados populares portugueses。 No meio do caos humano o autor consegue transmitir humor。E que livro a mulher do médico estaria a ler para os cegos？ Já se questionaram？Saramago tem uma vasta obra publicada que vale a pena ser lida。
Chris Leest
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Geweldig verhaal！ Geen aanhalingstekens kostte wel een sterretje。 Net of je een lange App van een tiener moet lezen。 Het boek blijkt verfilmd， wil ik zien！
ポピ
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The audio book was fantastic。 Defo recommend over physically reading as the book format is giant paragraphs with barely any fullstops！
Dona
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Ο πρώτος άνθρωπος χάνει ξαφνικά το φως του。 Σταδιακά， το χάνουν όλοι。 Ολοι， εκτός από ένα άτομο。Το βιβλίο είναι καταπληκτικό και απίστευτα ιδιαίτερο。 Η υπόθεση， οι περιγραφές， οι χαρακτήρες αλλά και η ικανότητα του συγγραφέα να προβλέψει το τι θα γινόταν με απίστευτη ακρίβεια， κάνει το βιβλίο σχεδόν μαγικό。Το βιβλίο επίσης， γίνεται υπέροχο και συνάμα φριχτό， όταν συνειδητοποιεί κανείς διαβάζοντάς το， το πόσο απέχει ένας προηγουμένως καλός άνθρωπος να γίνει δολοφόνος， βιαστής και κλέφτης ή να κάν Ο πρώτος άνθρωπος χάνει ξαφνικά το φως του。 Σταδιακά， το χάνουν όλοι。 Ολοι， εκτός από ένα άτομο。Το βιβλίο είναι καταπληκτικό και απίστευτα ιδιαίτερο。 Η υπόθεση， οι περιγραφές， οι χαρακτήρες αλλά και η ικανότητα του συγγραφέα να προβλέψει το τι θα γινόταν με απίστευτη ακρίβεια， κάνει το βιβλίο σχεδόν μαγικό。Το βιβλίο επίσης， γίνεται υπέροχο και συνάμα φριχτό， όταν συνειδητοποιεί κανείς διαβάζοντάς το， το πόσο απέχει ένας προηγουμένως καλός άνθρωπος να γίνει δολοφόνος， βιαστής και κλέφτης ή να κάνει πράγματα που αλλιώς δε θα έκανε， λόγω της τυφλότητας， της πείνας， της εξαθλίωσης και της ανάγκης， αλλά και λόγω της δύναμης ή ισχύος που μια στιγμή του δόθηκε。 Οι。。。 τρελές προτάσεις του Σαραμαγκου， στις οποίες οι διάλογοι εμπλέκονται με την αφήγηση και οι χαρακτήρες δεν έχουν ονόματα， αλλά μόνο επιμέρους χαρακτηριστικά που τους διακρίνουν， δημιουργούν ένα χαοτικό συναίσθημα ασφυξίας και αγωνίας， που κάνει το βιβλιο ακόμη πιο "προσωπικό" για τον αναγνώστη。Το προτείνω σε όλους， πραγματικά！***Χρειάζεται όμως να αναφέρω εδώ， πως εάν κάποιος τείνει να επηρεάζεται εύκολα ή τον ενοχλούν περιγραφές θανάτου （κι όχι μόνο）， θα ήταν καλύτερο να αποφύγει την ανάγνωσή του！！*** 。。。more
Horia Calborean
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Well， this was disturbing。 The first half feels like a Lord of the Flies with adults， scenes are painfully real。 This book will leave a mark on me because I believe one of the most disturbing scenes in the book would happen today if similar situation would arise （where there are no rules and brute force of some individuals is the law）， and I guess it does happen， just not near me。
Jessica
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3。5
Sara
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4，5⭐️ super attuale e bellissimo， se lo si legge in questo periodo fa molto effetto però lo coniglio a tutti， soprattutto durante la pandemia
Myles
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Read this in a single horrified sitting （Spain—> JFK）。 At a different time in my life I would have dismissed the premise as high literary speculative fiction （not really my bag）， but these days it reads like it could happen next week。 With that said， while this book is BLEAK， it’s also darkly funny in a way that immediately evokes Kafka。 The omniscient perspective gives the narrator ample time to pause and muse about some ugly-funny aside or instead of directly commenting just providing a poigna Read this in a single horrified sitting （Spain—> JFK）。 At a different time in my life I would have dismissed the premise as high literary speculative fiction （not really my bag）， but these days it reads like it could happen next week。 With that said， while this book is BLEAK， it’s also darkly funny in a way that immediately evokes Kafka。 The omniscient perspective gives the narrator ample time to pause and muse about some ugly-funny aside or instead of directly commenting just providing a poignant illustration without letting exposition do the work— I keep thinking about the bank executive who goes to a board meeting while the world is crumbling: his limo driver goes blind as he enters the office building， the power goes out as he’s riding the elevator up to the eleventh floor， the elevator operator goes blind soon after， then still eager for his meeting， the executive himself succumbs， trapped in the elevator where his corpse surely still remains。 As a lawyer who works in this space， I can think of more than a few clients who would/will wind up like him…As the woman with the dark glasses says， “I don't think we did go blind， I think we are blind， Blind but seeing， Blind people who can see， but do not see。” 。。。more
Greta Pučkaitė
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Pasakoja apie žmogaus elgesį baltosios pandemijos akivaizdoje - žmonijai apakus。 Aklumas pašalina ir gėdos jausmą， prabudina siekį išgyventi。 Tikrai labai įdomu buvo， keletą kartu teko sustoti， perskaityti ir pergalvoti， kas būtent buvo perskaityta。 Manau kūrinys nekukliai filosofinis ir galimai， kada ateity， skaitysiu dar kartą。 „Šie aklieji turėjo vieną pranašumą， galima jį vadinti šviesos iliuzija。 Jiems iš tiesų nebuvo skirtumo， naktis ar diena， pirmi aušros spinduliai ar vakaro sutemos， ank Pasakoja apie žmogaus elgesį baltosios pandemijos akivaizdoje - žmonijai apakus。 Aklumas pašalina ir gėdos jausmą， prabudina siekį išgyventi。 Tikrai labai įdomu buvo， keletą kartu teko sustoti， perskaityti ir pergalvoti， kas būtent buvo perskaityta。 Manau kūrinys nekukliai filosofinis ir galimai， kada ateity， skaitysiu dar kartą。 „Šie aklieji turėjo vieną pranašumą， galima jį vadinti šviesos iliuzija。 Jiems iš tiesų nebuvo skirtumo， naktis ar diena， pirmi aušros spinduliai ar vakaro sutemos， ankstyvo ryto tyla ar šurmuliuojanti popietė， juos amžinai supo akinama baltuma， lyg saulės šviesa pro rūką。 Dėl to aklumas buvo ne skendėjimas banalioje tamsoje， o gyvenimas dangiškame švytėjime。“"Nemanau， kad mes apakome， manau， mes esame akli， Akli， bet regintys， Akli žmonės， kurie gali matyti， bet nemato" 。。。more
Amira Abolila
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أيهما أقسى على المرء أن يحتمل؟ ألا يرى شيئا من حوله على الإطلاق ويصبح العالم بالنسبة له باللون الأبيض، أم أن يرى نفسه محاط بكل ما هو قذر وبشع ومؤلم في آن؟ هل يمكن أن تأتي على المرء أحيانا يتمنى فيها لو كان أعمى لكيلا يرى ما يراه؟ هذه الرواية تظهر لك لأي حد يمكن للمرء أن يكون قاسيا وأنانيا وبشعا أو أن يتمتع بقدر عالٍ من العطف والإحساس بالمسؤولية تجاه البشرية من حوله。في هذه الرواية يأخذك ساراماجو إلى عالم باللون الأبيض، تعيش مع شخصياته وتكشف عن أسرارهم الكامنة في صدورهم من دون حتى أن تعرف اسم أي ش أيهما أقسى على المرء أن يحتمل؟ ألا يرى شيئا من حوله على الإطلاق ويصبح العالم بالنسبة له باللون الأبيض، أم أن يرى نفسه محاط بكل ما هو قذر وبشع ومؤلم في آن؟ هل يمكن أن تأتي على المرء أحيانا يتمنى فيها لو كان أعمى لكيلا يرى ما يراه؟ هذه الرواية تظهر لك لأي حد يمكن للمرء أن يكون قاسيا وأنانيا وبشعا أو أن يتمتع بقدر عالٍ من العطف والإحساس بالمسؤولية تجاه البشرية من حوله。في هذه الرواية يأخذك ساراماجو إلى عالم باللون الأبيض، تعيش مع شخصياته وتكشف عن أسرارهم الكامنة في صدورهم من دون حتى أن تعرف اسم أي شخص منهم؛ ففي مثل هذا العالم الأسماء لا تهم。ومن الجدير بالذكر أن هذا العمل سيترك فيك آثارا تعيش داخلك حتى بعد الانتهاء منه، وسيكون من أمتع ما قرأت。 。。。more
Patricia
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Somos todos ciegos que ven。 Tremenda obra
Patrisa Tamburi
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If you can see， look。 If you can look， observe！
Federico Muñoz
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Me gustó menos que El Hombre Duplicado， pero aún así es muy bueno el libro。 Un poco largo， pero es fascinante como el autor toma una premisa tan extraña y la desarrolla hasta crear varios momentos de incomodidad， y al mismo tiempo， explora varios aspectos morales y sociales mientras narra la historia。Un aspecto que me gusta es como Saramago es capaz de explorar varias ideas dentro de una misma narrativa， y en ningún momento parece que nos esté sermoneando。 Explora ideas como la identidad， el est Me gustó menos que El Hombre Duplicado， pero aún así es muy bueno el libro。 Un poco largo， pero es fascinante como el autor toma una premisa tan extraña y la desarrolla hasta crear varios momentos de incomodidad， y al mismo tiempo， explora varios aspectos morales y sociales mientras narra la historia。Un aspecto que me gusta es como Saramago es capaz de explorar varias ideas dentro de una misma narrativa， y en ningún momento parece que nos esté sermoneando。 Explora ideas como la identidad， el estigma que se crea con gente con discapacidades， el colapso de la civilización， la creación de nuevas estructuras de poder en relación a recursos， la empatía y demás。No estoy 100% de acuerdo con algunas posturas que intuyo que tiene el autor con respecto a un tema en específico， pero es admirable como es capaz de crear una narrativa entretenida con un contenido relativamente pesado。La forma que está escrito complementa muy bien las ideas que explora。 El diálogo no se distingue del resto del texto media comillas y ningún personaje es nombrado， lo cual crea ese ambiente de ambigüedad que va bien con la temática de la novela。Muy interesante el libro aunque es ocasionalmente frustrante y un poco largo。 。。。more
Yuli
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Luego alzó la cabeza al cielo y vió todo blanco， ahora me toca a mí， pensó。 El miedo súbito le hizo bajar los ojos。 La ciudad aún estaba ahi。Si soy。 😔
Julieta
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re: Je Board Crabshorts - disturbing books （buen libro）
Luna
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No puedo quitarme de la cabeza que este libro fue publicado en 1995 y， después de la pandemia que hemos vivido en 2020， haya bastantes similitudes que han acontecido。Estamos ante una novela que relata como se extiende una ceguera blanca， como arrasa todo a su paso y la sociedad que conocemos se desmorona。 Cómo el ser humano puede volverse un animal， o algo peor que un animal。 Como las situaciones críticas sacan lo peor de nosotros。 Pero también hay casos， aunque sean menores， que sacan una parte No puedo quitarme de la cabeza que este libro fue publicado en 1995 y， después de la pandemia que hemos vivido en 2020， haya bastantes similitudes que han acontecido。Estamos ante una novela que relata como se extiende una ceguera blanca， como arrasa todo a su paso y la sociedad que conocemos se desmorona。 Cómo el ser humano puede volverse un animal， o algo peor que un animal。 Como las situaciones críticas sacan lo peor de nosotros。 Pero también hay casos， aunque sean menores， que sacan una parte bondadosa， otros que se aferran a la esperanza， la ternura en un mundo tan， tan podrido。。。Ensayo sobre la ceguera es una obra muy particular， muy psicológica。 Incluso la manera de narrar es especial。 Vives momento muy， muy duros。 Creo que si he tardado tanto en leer este libro es por su dureza， no escatima en detalles。 Me ha llegado a afectar y dado ganas de llorar。Quizá no ocurra en todos los casos， pero siento que， después de haber sobrevivido a una pandemia。。。 no， seguimos viviendo en una aunque parezca que vaya a mejor， leer una obra así tiene un significado aún más profundo。Gracias José Saramago por hacernos pensar en la clase de sociedad que nos hemos convertido。 Ojalá la ceguera desaparezca en la realidad y miremos por primera vez a nuestro alrededor。 。。。more
BookMarc
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Loved the actual story and some of the musings in it。 The writing style made it a slog to get through though， a feat with such a theoretically engaging story。 Additionally there were just too many odd musings by the author paired with my pet peeve， the “As one knows/does…” followed by statements I absolutely do not think。 It just comes over as presumptious and pretentious， making for a grating experience。I did however go to an audio focused play based on the book and it was amazing。 As other rev Loved the actual story and some of the musings in it。 The writing style made it a slog to get through though， a feat with such a theoretically engaging story。 Additionally there were just too many odd musings by the author paired with my pet peeve， the “As one knows/does…” followed by statements I absolutely do not think。 It just comes over as presumptious and pretentious， making for a grating experience。I did however go to an audio focused play based on the book and it was amazing。 As other reviewers already remarked， befitting the subject this book is best listened。 。。。more
Bernardo Tavares
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 "Se podes olhar， vê。 Se podes ver， repara。" "se antes de cada acto nosso nos puséssemos a prever todas as consequências dele， a pensar nelas a sério， primeiro as imediatas， depois as prováveis， depois as possíveis， depois as imagináveis， não chegaríamos sequer a mover-nos de onde o primeiro pensamento nos tivesse feito parar。 Os bons e os maus resultados dos nossos ditos e obras vão-se distribuindo， supõe-se que de uma forma bastante uniforme e equilibrada， por todos os dias do futuro， incluindo "Se podes olhar， vê。 Se podes ver， repara。" "se antes de cada acto nosso nos puséssemos a prever todas as consequências dele， a pensar nelas a sério， primeiro as imediatas， depois as prováveis， depois as possíveis， depois as imagináveis， não chegaríamos sequer a mover-nos de onde o primeiro pensamento nos tivesse feito parar。 Os bons e os maus resultados dos nossos ditos e obras vão-se distribuindo， supõe-se que de uma forma bastante uniforme e equilibrada， por todos os dias do futuro， incluindo aqueles， infindáveis， em que já cá não estaremos para poder comprová-lo， para congratular-nos ou pedir perdão， aliás， há quem diga que isso é que é a imortalidade de que tanto se fala" "Todos temos os nossos momentos de fraqueza， ainda o que nos vale é sermos capazes de chorar， o choro muitas vezes é uma salvação， há ocasiões em que morreríamos se não chorássemos" "O mundo está todo aqui dentro。" "levei a minha vida a olhar para dentro dos olhos das pessoas， é o único lugar do corpo onde talvez ainda exista uma alma" "Entretanto nasceu a lua" "Deus dá a nuvem conforme a sede" "um deles lambe-lhe a cara， talvez desde pequeno tenha sido habituado a enxugar prantos" "o destino tem de fazer muitos rodeios para chegar a qualquer parte" "nunca houve tanto silêncio no mundo" "Hoje é hoje， amanhã será amanhã" "os duros de coração também têm os seus desgostos" "Dentro de nós há uma coisa que não tem nome， essa coisa é o que somos。" "Morrer sempre foi uma questão de tempo" "O puxador da porta é a mão estendida de uma casa" "os livros do mundo， todos juntos， são como dizem que é o universo， infinitos" "o silêncio ainda é o melhor aplauso" 。。。more
Baneen
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Hend
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A rollercoster of emotions
Maria J。
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This book left me speechless。 We humans really do have awful and predictable behaviours when something catastrophic like what happened in the book happen。 Saramago is a genius， criticising even when we don't notice it。 Such a masterpiece。 This book left me speechless。 We humans really do have awful and predictable behaviours when something catastrophic like what happened in the book happen。 Saramago is a genius， criticising even when we don't notice it。 Such a masterpiece。 。。。more
Julia K
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I wish I could read it again for the first time。 Best pandemic book ever。
Malini
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I got this book in March 2020， after I read about this crazy disease in China and a few Western countries and thought "perfect time to read about a pandemic"。 A few days later， my country went into a lockdown without any warning and life turned upside down for most of us。 I had to stop reading this because what was happening in front of me was more horrible。The book brilliantly captures a society's descent into chaos。 None of the characters are named; they are described based on their role/appea I got this book in March 2020， after I read about this crazy disease in China and a few Western countries and thought "perfect time to read about a pandemic"。 A few days later， my country went into a lockdown without any warning and life turned upside down for most of us。 I had to stop reading this because what was happening in front of me was more horrible。The book brilliantly captures a society's descent into chaos。 None of the characters are named; they are described based on their role/appearance: The doctor's wife， the first blind man， boy with squint eyes， etc。 The doctor's wife is strangely unaffected by the blindness sweeping through the country， and we see the events unfolding through her eyes。 It is not an easy book to read not just because of what's happening in the story but the writing itself is difficult to comprehend。 There are long run-on sentences， and you have no idea where a para begins and where it ends， is it a dialogue and who is speaking with whom。 I found myself turning the pages to see where it all ends and returning dejected because I was nowhere near the end。 Maybe this was deliberate so the reader experiences the same disturbance and helplessness our blind characters face。 Some of the unanswered questions that I have at the end are:1。 What happens to the wealthy， the political class？2。 Has the disease spread to other countries？3。 Does the doctor's wife lose her vision？4。 Has the cause of the blindness been identified？If you are looking for a disturbing book， go for it。 If you are not in a strong place mentally， this book is not for you。 。。。more
Marija9bb
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Ahhhhh， this was HARD to finish。I heard so much about this book so I finally decided to read it and well， I couldn’t say I’m entirely disappointed but it also didn’t rise to my expectations。The theme is clever， it has a very big potential depth but I just couldn’t always see the logic in a city COMPLETELY swept away by this kind of a pandemic， surely there would always be individuals skillful enough to keep the outburst of new potential dirt-caused pandemics and this just isn’t the case here， I Ahhhhh， this was HARD to finish。I heard so much about this book so I finally decided to read it and well， I couldn’t say I’m entirely disappointed but it also didn’t rise to my expectations。The theme is clever， it has a very big potential depth but I just couldn’t always see the logic in a city COMPLETELY swept away by this kind of a pandemic， surely there would always be individuals skillful enough to keep the outburst of new potential dirt-caused pandemics and this just isn’t the case here， I understand that the story is concerned on a city-centered society with a certain mindset but i just wish we had a bit of a different aspect in any part of the book。Emotionally wise this is just huge。Are we sure what mankind is ready to become when we get rid of the number one ego wise human sense？Without our eyes we are just our fragile soul and it feels like we don’t always do enough to truly feed our souls throughout life， we just keep forgetting。That’s why this book really touched me。Do we have empathy that is much needed in this soul deprived world？ 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Blindness
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Blindness&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Blindness&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0