Jose Saramago's novel grips you in the opening scene with the mysterious white blindness happening to the man at the traffic light. The characters are nameless. The puncutation is lacking. Once you adapt to this way of storytelling, you are engrossed. As we endure the hardship of the "illness" throughout the book, we learn how fear can rule us and human understanding can leave us. Some parts of the book are so graphic that make your stomach turn. I wasn't too pleased with the ending...this is why I did not rate it a perfect 10.

Must read for any woman!