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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
I had mistakenly assumed that Rushdie was a dry religious writer (not sure why), until one of my best former students told me that she thought that Midnight's Children was one of the best books she'd ever read. Now it's one of the best books that I've ever read, too.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Violence
This book brought very mixed thoughts to my mind half way through. I was confused about what just happened, and I finally gave up trying to comprehend. It was a drag ... a very extreme drag at it. Putting the book down now! 1 star
I think this book had a lot of promise given the time period it is set in, but ultimately, it fell short of its promise by a long shot. The hardest thing for me when reading it was getting into the story, the writing and pacing are pretty poor and I consistently found myself getting confused - I found it really difficult to follow along. The beginning of the book did an awful job of setting the story and the characters up, it was arduous keeping track of all the characters and different time periods. Trim out all the unnecessary plot points and the book would be a lot better.
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes