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Violence
A lot
Graphic violence; beatings; death throughout
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
A lot
A brutal gang rape scene depicted
Substance Use
Barely any
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The horror of civilization stripped away; the capacity for human cruelty
What this book is about
Saramago's 1995 Nobel Prize-era masterwork follows a city struck by contagious blindness. Features graphic violence, a brutal gang rape scene, and the complete breakdown of social order. One of the most disturbing novels in world literature. Adults only.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Brutal gang rape scene
Graphic violence
Civilizational collapse depicted
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