[gui-talk] book impressions

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Hi all --
I finally picked up and finished the book "Blindness".  My opinion after 
listening to the last half of the book is that I agree with the NFB's 
assessment and condemnation of the story. I'm all for allegory and artistic 
use of metaphore, but this book I thought crossed the line into mean 
spirited defamation of blind persons in general.  It was also a bit 
pornographic in parts, which would offend some readers.
At the end, after they all get their sight back, there was one interesting 
comment.  The doctor, whose wife was the only sighted person in the 
compound, asks,
Do you want me to tell you what I think, Yes, do, I don't think we did go 
blind, I think we are blind, Blind but seeing, Blind people who can see, but 
do not see.

This came the closest to being profound of anything in the book.
Anyway, the only positive about the book was that it was written well and 
fast moving.  It's too bad such a talented author couldn't find better 
subject matter to write about.
My 2 cents. Anyone else waste their time reading it?
--le