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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
I liked that this was a mix of fiction and nonfiction. At first, the style was not that easy to get into, but once I got used to it I really enjoyed it and am now looking forward to reading another book by Rushdie that I already own!
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i had had this on my shelf for months and hadn't picked it up yet but, as usual, i'm glad i finally did. i always have mixed feelings about these tiny books because, on one side, they let me sort of taste-test an author before committing for a full length book but, at the same type, they are over so soon sometimes i don't even have time to form an opinion on them. i did with this one though! i found rushdie's ideas on migration, identity and the politics entangled in these matters very interesting and i am definitely going to work my way through some of his backlist. i'm especially interested in his essay collection "imaginary homelands" and his novel "shame".
i had had this on my shelf for months and hadn't picked it up yet but, as usual, i'm glad i finally did. i always have mixed feelings about these tiny books because, on one side, they let me sort of taste-test an author before committing for a full length book but, at the same type, they are over so soon sometimes i don't even have time to form an opinion on them. i did with this one though! i found rushdie's ideas on migration, identity and the politics entangled in these matters very interesting and i am definitely going to work my way through some of his backlist. i'm especially interested in his essay collection "imaginary homelands" and his novel "shame".
This book contains four autobiographical excerpts from Rushdie's books, all of which deal with the idea and the feeling of Home. The excerpts are well chosen — each with a little something that makes a home in your heart and stays with you — and make for a brilliant, refreshing sampler of Rushdie's writing — witty, poignant, reflective, powerful.
If I had to pick one, I would go for "The Courter", a story taken from East, West , but I enjoyed the essays from Shame, Imaginary Homelands and Joseph Anton as well.
This is a good book for those starting out with Rushdie, and for those already familiar with his work and in need for bite-sized re-acquaintaince with it.
If I had to pick one, I would go for "The Courter", a story taken from East, West , but I enjoyed the essays from Shame, Imaginary Homelands and Joseph Anton as well.
This is a good book for those starting out with Rushdie, and for those already familiar with his work and in need for bite-sized re-acquaintaince with it.