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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book had me fighting from start to end and weirdly I appreciate that? Rushdie has a way of lengthening and shortening his narratives which I respect now that I’m done but it was a slow start lol. The language is textured and colorful and I wish I had a South Asian POV to better digest the images, sounds, sights, and smells Rushdie describes. The history and conflicts of modern India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh brought up in the main characters autobiography led me to several google searches which is helpful to provide context and add an actual layer of education with this fictional story.
With Rushdie assailant’s trail starting while reading the book it opened me up much more to his personal history. I learned what a fatwa was and that he was the guy married to Padma Lakshimi. This book also highlights that this man is a weirdo, freak, intellectual and I’m sure amazing at holding a conversation.
With Rushdie assailant’s trail starting while reading the book it opened me up much more to his personal history. I learned what a fatwa was and that he was the guy married to Padma Lakshimi. This book also highlights that this man is a weirdo, freak, intellectual and I’m sure amazing at holding a conversation.
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
truly exceptional in what it achieves through form, content, writing, narrative, all of it. a spectacle to behold. i gasped at multiple incidents and had to put the book down to exclaim Rushdie has followed Marquez, and how.
challenging
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I liked the prose, but didn’t care much for the plot or characters. Usually I love novels that deal with the modern history of India, and I have nothing against magical realism either, but this wasn’t among my joyful reading experiences. I’m glad it’s finished.
The audiobook performance was very good although the sound of the guy swallowing his saliva every two pages or so became quite annoying I’m afraid.
The audiobook performance was very good although the sound of the guy swallowing his saliva every two pages or so became quite annoying I’m afraid.