Films/DVD Asylum

Agreed that Saramago is a great writer, although he is no longer living as you insinuate

66.167.204.239

This Post Has Been Edited by the Author

In Reply to: RE: Okay, IF you read José Saramago's, "The Gospel According to Jesus Christ." He's a truly great posted by tinear on January 24, 2012 at 17:38:30

I haven't read The Gospel but I'm sure it's worthwhile. I read Blindness shortly after it was first published in English and thought it was quite brilliant in a "Lord of the Flies" vein. Even more enjoyable was Baltasar and Blimunda, which is the kind of tale that fits better with Saramago's prose. I post the link below, if you're interested. As good as Blindness and B&B are, in terms of Saramago's writing style, Tale of the Unknown Island may be the best he has done. It's the writer's equivalent of a tone poem.
I started to read "All the Names" but it seemed too obviously a vehicle for Saramago's politics. He telegraphed it badly in the early chapters and it bored me too much to read on. I may revisit it someday, but I'm behind on my reading list as it is. I lent Blindness to a friend and it took every fiber of his being not to chuck the book across the room. That's how pissed off he got about the lack of punctuation and Saramago's general failure to conform to rules of grammar.
Regardless of what I read, you should check out Last Temptation of Christ. I wish it was mandatory reading and not considered so controversial.
-------------

We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
Baltasar and Blimunda (Open in New Window)

Edits: 01/24/12

Follow Ups: