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renn20751's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
2.0
While it's absolutely important to find ways to work through trauma, some things should stay in a diary or journal.
This work alternated between snippets of grief to condescension towards those who don't see life the same as Rushdie.
The sheer amount of self congratulations and navel-gazing was exhausting. I shoul probably stick to his fictional work.
This work alternated between snippets of grief to condescension towards those who don't see life the same as Rushdie.
The sheer amount of self congratulations and navel-gazing was exhausting. I shoul probably stick to his fictional work.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Classism
himpersonal's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
medium-paced
5.0
I’ve read most of his books, and I’m always struck by the vastness of his imagination. Satanic Verses was the first time I’d encountered magical realism, and I remember being grateful to be at a liberal arts college (Mount Holyoke) that was teaching it as part of an Islam class. My second book was Midnight’s Children, and that was the first time I’d learned about the Indian-Pakistani partition (also taught at Mount Holyoke as part of an Indian literature class). Since then, I’ve read almost every one of his books, and I’ve gained so much from all of them. So I was filled with sadness to find out that the reason he now wears eyeglasses with one side blacked out was due to a stabbing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Drug use, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic