A review by kittenscribble
Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie

4.0

This is a revenge story nestled in the sad fate of Kashmir, and how the bonds of friendship and love can break down with terrifying results. The book jumps back and forth between two generations, the previous one being much more interesting than the current one. Parts of it are almost too slow, but Rushdie shows himself capable of picking up the prose when the plot demands it.

Also lots of interesting details about the Hindu-Muslim conflict in Kashmir, and how India and Pakistan fought each other over Kashmir until there was basically nothing left. The prose is lush but not without meat, funny and heartbreaking by turns. Parts of this book haunted me for weeks. I'd definitely recommend it.