Despite the heavy rain, the presiding officer at Polling Station 14 finds it odd that by midday on National Election day, only a handful of voters have turned out.
Despite the heavy rain the presiding officer at Polling Station 14 finds it odd that by ... more
midday on National Election day only a handful of voters have turned out. Puzzlement swiftly escalates to shock when eventually after an extension the final cou...
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Despite the heavy rain, the presiding officer at Polling Station 14 finds it odd that by ... more
midday on National Election day, only a handful of voters have turned out. Puzzlement swiftly escalates to shock when eventually, after an extension, the final count reveals seventy per cent of the votes are blank - not spoiled, simply blank.
Advantages: A compelling story Disadvantages: An awkward style
the words on the page, follow the story, for that is what a novel does, you need to follow the story to complete the tale that forms in your head and it is an awkward device to use, being only a burden, nothing positive. (See what I mean?)
So there are disadvantages to this book – it can be hard to follow, because of the lack of characters’ names and the style of the writing. There are many unpleasant images described too – violence, death, rape, etc. I would certainly be reluctant to read another of JoseSaramago’s novels, unless the subject matter was especially good.
On the positive side, the story is well worth reading. It is thought provoking, inventive and believable. The last third of the novel was riveting and deserved to be read in one sitting. There are also beautiful images amongst the evil, the filth ...
Advantages: Gets the reader thinking on so many levels... Disadvantages: You'll be able to SMELL the toilets by the time you finish reading this...
known, and of course not only can she smell those toilets, but she can see them too. I know I wouldn?t want to be her, however ?lucky? she is?
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JoséSaramago takes an interesting concept, plays it out in front of the reader with steely and formidable logic. He simultaneously shocks us into realising just how fragile ?civilisation? really is and just keeps us dangling on a thin twist of hope with the verbal beauty that bobs to the surface at the most eccentric of moments. The structure and scope of this novel are enormous, momentous, and expansive: but as with all the very best writing it is the tiny moments that make it great and Saramago has created some characters that we know could just have been us?
The prose is masterful throughout, often stripped down to the basics, which ...
Advantages: graphically depicts the complete horror of the situation Disadvantages: not a new idea
in
the original.
We like the Doctor's wife 'see' the whole horror of the
situation. Maybe the book is a warning not to let society
break down but people periodically write such books and
they don't normally seem to work. Perhaps though it is
right to still try. ...
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Product details
EAN
9780099483625
Type
Fiction
Genre
Modern Fiction
Title
Seeing
Author
Jose Saramago
Edition
Paperback
Publisher
Vintage
ISBN
0099483629
Manufacturer's product description
Despite the heavy rain, the presiding officer at Polling Station 14 finds it odd that by midday on National Election day, only a handful of voters have turned out.
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