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Blindness

Jose Saramago
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literary fiction dystopian allegory past tense third limited POV ~473 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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claustrophobic grim desperate

A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Plot-driven and deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 20
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 15
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 90
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 75
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 80%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 20%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count118,159
Page count~473 pp
Prologue
Epilogue
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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