Reviews

Well written, but that’s about it.

Didn’t like the portrayal of women, and the sequence of events just made no sense and most of the characters had no impact.

warrenl's review against another edition

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5.0

Extraordinary. Just extraordinary. Take the historical settings of Renaissance Florence and the court of the Grand Mughal Emperor Akbar, a good number of historical persons, and tie them together by an extraordinary flight of imagination. Spellbinding. Not all of Rushdie's novels have managed to grip me, but this one was enchanting.

jemerevoltedoncnoussommes's review against another edition

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4.0

Love casts its shadow
As you conquer the unknown
Time flies, lust decays

apleiades17's review against another edition

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5.0

"Because names were things of power, and when they did not fit the thing named they acquired a malign force."

"By then, however, the knowledge was of no use to him, except to remind him of what he should never have forgotten, that witchcraft requires no potions, familiar spirits or magic wands. Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough."

pellucid's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.5

valerie_gruber's review against another edition

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inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

monkatx's review against another edition

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challenging funny mysterious slow-paced

3.0

Nejsem si jistá pro koho tahle kniha je. Próza je nádherná, atmosféra perfektní, ale samotný děj tak nějak meandruje a neví o čem by chtěl být. Hlavní problém pro mě asi byl, že tak polovinu knihy jsem čekala až se konečně dostaneme k titulární čarodějce a její příběh zajímavý je, ale ten konec je uspěchaný a takový nedotažený. Čekala jsem trochu víc.

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