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Death with Interruptions
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Mar 31, 2015
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This book is unique. It needs a whole new genre to itself, fantasy philosophy perhaps. See All the Names for a review that really covers both these books since they are very much linked. They seem to be the working out of an obsession with Death, but a very unconventional view and ideas indeed.
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March 31, 2015
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March 31, 2015
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Apr 01, 2015 05:26PM
I tried reading "Blindness" a few years ago and felt the same. The premise of the book was interesting, but it was a slog because the style was almost entirely narrative, with little or no dialog to enliven it.
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I really liked Blindness, but it was a slog, yes. However I've just reached a part in the book where Saramago uses another character and the device of a letter to mock his own style, it's very tongue-in-cheek. I don't want to spoil it for anyone who is going to read the book, but part of the humour is in the character who wrote it (view spoiler).
I am currently reading Blindness. My fourth Saramago. One has to tune into his style. I would like to read this one later on.
Kalliope wrote: "I am currently reading Blindness. My fourth Saramago. One has to tune into his style."I can't read him, only listen to him. I understand why he wrote as he did. To me it seems he wrote as fast as he could to keep up with his thoughts, stream of consciousness, and later edited it into a book, but left his method of writing. I could be wrong!
Unique, indeed. I have never read another book where the problem of eternity is posed from a totally fantastic, but philosophical and intriguing angle, at the same time.It reminded me, in a way, of Vonnegut's " Galapagos, but here, the idea is much deeper, in the case of " Galapagos" being more fantastic, I would say.
Petra-Eggs wrote: "I really liked Blindness, but it was a slog, yes. However I've just reached a part in the book where Saramago uses another character and the device of a letter to mock his own style, it's very tong..."Now I really must read Death with Interruptions!
Vlad wrote: "Now I really must read Death with Interruptions!..."Back in 2015 I didn't have my 10 star shelf - books stratospherically above 5 star ones. So I've just added this and All the Names to it. I don't read much fiction, but if it was all of this quality, imagination and philosophically thought-provoking I might, since that's what I look for in non-fiction.
I liked the love the story. The prelude to Bach’s 6th Unaccompanied Cello Suite has always been a favorite of mine and to see it included in the story was cool. I liked the internal monologue from the dog. About death, I thought the aged not dying but staying decrepit was a cool twist too. - )
Mark wrote: "I thought the aged not dying but staying decrepit was a cool twist too ..."Yes, Saramago wasn't about immortality in the prime of life, he was about you get to the point of dying, but you just don't. Statis. I wish he'd written third book on Death. I wonder where it would have gone?
Intriguing. It's on my shelf but I'm not remembering it or why. Thank you for the reminder, Petra.
Lisa wrote: "Intriguing. It's on my shelf but I'm not remembering it or why. Thank you for the reminder, Petra."Serendipity!
