Blindness by José Saramago

Blindness

Blindness #1

José Saramago

304 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
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A stunningly powerful novel of humanity's will to survive against all odds during an epidemic by a winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. A city is hit by an epidemic of "white blindness" which spares no one. Authorities confine the blind to an...

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4.0
based on 22,184 reviews

Moods

dark: 87%

tense: 59%

reflective: 56%

challenging: 50%

emotional: 41%

sad: 39%

mysterious: 25%

adventurous: 9%

hopeful: 8%

inspiring: 5%

funny: 1%

informative: 1%

Pace

11% of readers chose fast
58% of readers chose medium
29% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

30% of readers chose Plot
48% of readers chose A mix
20% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
17% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

50% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

47% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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