A review by hmcgee
The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie

2.0

I love Rushdie’s writing; his words are rich and his worlds are incredibly compelling. When I read his books, I find that I disappear in the language and within the characters. So I was filled with disbelief when I first started reading this book and discovered that it just did not enthrall me. I kept waiting for the magic to start working and I’m afraid it simply never did. There were of course moments of poetry and beauty, but the overall sensation of the story was missing. I also found the characters to be dull and unmemorable; the Sultan was at least interesting (at least in the first fifty pages, then we unfortunately lose the thread of his thoughts as the story shifts) but Qara Koz couldn’t have been emptier. In the end, definitely not a Rushdie that I would recommend.