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win_monroe 's review for:
Midnight's Children
by Salman Rushdie
8/10
Rushdie's style brims with comical exaggeration at just the right pitch to blend effortlessly with the book's magical realism. Funny, touching, and distinctively effervescent, Rushdie’s writing carries the reader away in a torrent images and language. We follow the story of Saleem, born on midnight of India’s independence, which imbues him (and the other children of the midnight) with magical power and tying them to the history of the country (or does it?). At times the reader can feel a bit buried, but keep digging and you’ll always come out the other side richer for it.
Rushdie's style brims with comical exaggeration at just the right pitch to blend effortlessly with the book's magical realism. Funny, touching, and distinctively effervescent, Rushdie’s writing carries the reader away in a torrent images and language. We follow the story of Saleem, born on midnight of India’s independence, which imbues him (and the other children of the midnight) with magical power and tying them to the history of the country (or does it?). At times the reader can feel a bit buried, but keep digging and you’ll always come out the other side richer for it.