Death With Interruptions by Jose Saramago
Description: On the first day of the new year, no one dies. This of course causes consternation among politicians, religious leaders, morticians, and doctors. Among the general public, on the other hand, there is initially celebration—flags are hung out on balconies, people dance in the streets. They have achieved the great goal of humanity: eternal life. Then reality hits home—families are left to care for the permanently dying, life-insurance policies become meaningless, and funeral parlors are reduced to arranging burials for pet dogs, cats, hamsters, and parrots.
Death sits in her chilly apartment, where she lives alone with scythe and filing cabinets, and contemplates her experiment: What if no one ever died again?
What and Why: I don't have a favorite author, but if I had to choose one it would be Jose Saramago. This dude is amazing. First off he writes without punctuation, meaning dialogue is nessled in-between description and action. You have to literally train your eye to follow along with such a style. But it works all too well. Plus, all his books are challenging, political and happen in a unknown country which could very well be where the reader dwells. Happy reading folks and if you need a book...check out "Death with Interruptions.'
1 comments:
yo - tell me how that book is - i am in my quest to fill my bookshelf and THAT SHIT RIGHT THERE....THAT'S DEFF! (...well at least it sounds really good)
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