Seeing

Jose Saramago gives readers another astounding read with "Seeing". Rain is pouring down on the capital on election day and no one wants to brave the storm and vote. When the deluge subsides, the people flood to the polls as if they have been ordered to do so. The election day troubles continue when the ballots are counted and officials discover that more than 70 percent have been left blank. A state of emergency is declared and thecitizens begin to rebel. As the city ignites, people are reminded of the plague of blindness that hit the city four years before. Could the events be related? in this haunting satire of modern governments. 307p.