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The way Saramago paints his characters leads you in two directions. You are able to identify with their desires, fears and insecurities while at the same time able to look down as the all wise deity feeling as if you are willfull...more...]]> 43761821 70078 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 3 2 false Tue Jan 20 19:24:54 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 13:04:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 48140960 1671440 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 4 3 false Tue Mar 03 14:11:01 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 14:19:34 -0800 2009
Why, why, why must people give away important plot points? The Cave's story, of a potter and his small family, is a simple one. So why did Harcourt, Inc. feel the need to describe the entire story on the back of the book? There are literally things ...more...]]> 67611908 2632813 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 5 5 false Sun Aug 16 10:19:04 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 23 12:26:07 -0800 2009 A man said to the universe:
"Sir I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."

-Stephen Crane

Plato's allegory of the cave presents a story in which reality is but a sha...more...]]> 8399420 369169 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 5 1 false Sat Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 29 13:49:16 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 21 18:18:15 -0700 2008
Here we meet Cipriano Algor, a humble potter supplying the Center with his plates and mugs and water jugs. Poor in material thing...more...]]> 7618873 513697 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 5 1 false Fri Oct 12 07:53:45 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 28 08:12:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3652691 223993 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 4 1 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 10:18:32 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 10:18:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 8093488 569030 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 1 1 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 16:35:58 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 26 09:47:19 -0800 2007
Ok, so we spend our lives staring at the flickering wall of a cave. So, is Saramago imitating that wall with this book? Does he ramble on about the mundane details to illuminate us, to teach us a lesson, to nudge us into turning around; or is he jus...more...]]> 10898476 709129 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 5 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Dec 22 21:10:07 -0800 2007 Sun Jun 14 10:06:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 16147951 932984 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 5 1 false Thu Mar 25 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Feb 22 21:38:27 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 19:15:40 -0800 2008 more...]]> 69554426 350649 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 5 0 false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 08:02:13 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 08:32:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 60754256 1948838 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 5 2 false Tue Jun 23 02:43:50 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 07:54:43 -0700 2009 The Cave was the first Saramago story I read and it was a thoroughly enjoyable read. I thought it was one of his best novels, if not the best. Saramago's depiction of an elderly man, his family, and the changing times, during which they lived is beautifully brought to life.

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This book basically...more...]]> 47271551 2064068 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 5 2 false Sat Mar 26 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Feb 23 11:22:04 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 11:22:58 -0800 2009 50167695 589941 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 5 0 false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 08:35:56 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 08:48:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 63235400 2514849 2531 0156028794 9780156028790 1190 161 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1161054080m/2531.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2531.The_Cave 3.69 5 0 false Sun Jul 12 22:12:45 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 22:55:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=574899