First, let me say thank you to my father for urging me to read this book. He’s been trying to get me to read Saramago’s work for a year. His style of writing was daunting to me, at first, but I eventually fell into a rhythm. It actually forces you to really read the text and absorb it. The plot is an interesting concept – and it’s amazing how just one word can shape or change history. Or in the case of Raimundo Silva, his future. It does make you wonder… what was left out of historical texts?