Why people recommend it
Blindness by José Saramago is a dystopian novel depicting a sudden epidemic of inexplicable blindness that causes societal collapse. On the episode #1541 - Bridget Phetasy of The Joe Rogan Experience recorded on September 24, 2020, guest Bridget Phetasy brought up the novel Blindness to discuss how a fictional pandemic depicts the rapid deterioration of human society. Bridget Phetasy noted the profound impact the reading experience had on her, explaining that she could not read any other fiction for two years after finishing the book. The guest described the core plot, highlighting how a pandemic of blindness strikes the population and leads to quarantine measures and the breakdown of order. By referencing the novel, the speaker illustrated the dark and unsettling ways human nature responds to crisis, isolation, and systemic failure. Readers and commentators examining the psychological and sociological dimensions of pandemics and collective trauma frequently point to this powerful narrative as a stark exploration of morality under extreme duress.
Who recommended it
- Bridget Phetasy Recommended
Bridget Phetasy — 1 mention
“have you ever read the book blindness no i couldn't read fiction for two years after i read that book and it's all about a pandemic of blindness hits people and they all get put in quarantine”