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adventurous
challenging
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This is my first book by Salman Rushdie and overall I really enjoyed it. It's styled as a sort of modern recounting of a (fictional) ancient Indian epic poem about the rise and fall of a city grown from magic seeds created by a young woman who gains a god's powers after witnessing injustice. The story is poignant and beautiful but also really funny in places. I docked a star because I felt like some of the gender related magic in the middle section wasn't that well executed but overall I would absolutely recommend.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Child death, Homophobia, Islamophobia, War, Ableism, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Grief, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Pedophilia, Slavery, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Fire/Fire injury
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