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The Book Club :
Blindness by Jose Saramago?

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 ScribblingMum (original poster member #20097) posted at 2:50 PM on Thursday, November 17th, 2011

Anyone read this? I know it's supposed to be interesting, but pretty disturbing...

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D-D 1: 12/23/06 - Porn (dd bust him on-line)
D-D 2: 4-25-08 - Massage P.'s(new act. in pretend recov.)
D-D 3:9-9-08 Caught call m. girl
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smith ( member #13803) posted at 6:11 PM on Thursday, November 17th, 2011

It's a good read but very disturbing at parts.

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authenticnow ( member #16024) posted at 4:30 PM on Monday, November 21st, 2011

What is it about? I'm responsible for choosing the book for my February book club and I'm starting to keep my eyes open because I have no clue what to choose!

DS, you are forever in my heart. Thank you for sharing your beautiful spirit with me. I will always try to live by the example you have set. I love you and miss you every day and am sorry you had to go so soon, it just doesn't seem fair.

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Red Sox Nation ( member #26358) posted at 5:41 PM on Monday, November 21st, 2011

I read this a couple of years ago. It's a dystopia story about a sudden pandemic of blindness striking a population, and the resulting treatment of those it strikes. Many parallels to World War II.

I liked it, but found it very intense. It would be a good book for the right book club, not so much for a group that doesn't like to tackle symbolism or intense subjects.

When someone tells you who she is, listen; when someone shows you who she is, listen carefully.

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 ScribblingMum (original poster member #20097) posted at 6:13 AM on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

It's pretty disturbing from what I understand...I wouldn't pick it for MY bookclub--

~ScribblingMum~
D-D 1: 12/23/06 - Porn (dd bust him on-line)
D-D 2: 4-25-08 - Massage P.'s(new act. in pretend recov.)
D-D 3:9-9-08 Caught call m. girl
D-Day 4: 6/30/09 -: free MP g.f./prost.
D-Day 5: 1-10-10: new mp prost's.
~DONE!

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