Monday, September 7, 2009
23. Blindness
I have no words to describe this book. "Blindness" by José Saramago is the most incredible book. To even fathom such a world is terrifying beyond belief. The book was so horrifying but what was truly appalling was the underlying truth about human nature and animalistic instincts.
The ultimate act of selflessness is that of the Doctor's Wife when she decides to enter a blind world as the only seeing person. What's amazing is her continued altruism and compassion.
I don't want to reveal anymore, I just want everyone to read it!
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Books I'm reading:
1. The Mermaid Chair (Sue Monk Kidd)
Books I've read:
1. A Million Little Pieces (James Frey)
2. My Friend Leonard (James Frey)
3. A Complicated Kindness (Miriam Toews)
4. The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling)
5. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Gregory Maguire)
6. Son of a Witch (Gregory Maguire)
7. A Mango-Shaped Space (Wendy Mass)
8. A Lion Among Men (Gregory Maguire)
9. The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
10. Terror On the Mountain (Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz)
11. Interview with the Vampire (Anne Rice)
12. The Vampire Lestat (Anne Rice)
13. A Spell for Chameleon (Piers Anthony)
14. The Source of Magic (Piers Anthony)
15. Castle Roogna (Piers Anthony)
16. Centaur Aisle (Piers Anthony)
17. Ogre, Ogre (Piers Anthony)
18. Night Mare (Piers Anthony)
19. Dragon on a Pedestal (Piers Anthony)
20. Crewel Lye (Piers Anthony)
21. Golem in the Gears (Piers Anthony)
22. The Flying Troutmans (Miriam Toews)
23. Blindness (José Saramago)
Books to read:
1. Angels and Demons (Dan Brown)
2. To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
3. The Secret Life of Bees (Sue Monk Kidd)
4. The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
5. The Two Towers (J.R.R. Tolkien)
6. The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
7. Fall On Your Knees (Ann-Marie MacDonald)
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