Reviews for The Blindman's World and Other Stories

The average rating for The Blindman's World and Other Stories based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-05-10 00:00:00 Jason Lynch This is one of my all-time favorite books, one that I re-read often. The language is brilliant and humorous, the setting is tropical, and the characters are memorable. Each chapter could stand alone as a short story, but they string together to form a novel. I read it when I need to remember that life shouldn't be taken quite so seriously. I can't recommend this one enough.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-02-18 00:00:00 Trey Mitchell A fairly well-knit collection of short stories, each displaying O. Henry's knack for concealing while he puts on a show. The book has a comic portrayal of the tropics, both its volatile political climate and its meteorological one. The book shows its age by opining race-based comments about the inhabitants, but the white characters don't exactly get the buff and polish either.