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A review by pearloz
The Golden House by Salman Rushdie
5.0
Fantastic! Less a plotty novel than it was a chronological experience, I was riveted from the out. The Golden men traveling from an unnamed country, the house they created, the community that blossomed around them, the experiences of the 3 sons, it was all so natural and believable, and I found the writing was almost...casually fantastic. SR is a damn good writer in full possession of his faculties and abilities.
I enjoyed the stuff about Trump without having to say Trump--Trump as the Joker worked really well. His rants--and they could be described as nothing else--about Trump, Gender, Cultural sensitivities all rang true.
And a fantastic and plausible conclusion. Love this book!
I want a list of all the films discussed in the book. I heard the audiobook so I didn't have a chance to jot them all down. I'd heard of some, the Bunuel ones I knew, but a lot of the Indian films I did not.
I found the stuff of the guardianship of the child a little unbelievable since HE WAS HIS DAD. You don't have to be afraid of a restraining order, you petition the court, you take a paternity test, you prove you're the father, and you get placement. Yeesh!
I enjoyed the stuff about Trump without having to say Trump--Trump as the Joker worked really well. His rants--and they could be described as nothing else--about Trump, Gender, Cultural sensitivities all rang true.
And a fantastic and plausible conclusion. Love this book!
I want a list of all the films discussed in the book. I heard the audiobook so I didn't have a chance to jot them all down. I'd heard of some, the Bunuel ones I knew, but a lot of the Indian films I did not.
I found the stuff of the guardianship of the child a little unbelievable since HE WAS HIS DAD. You don't have to be afraid of a restraining order, you petition the court, you take a paternity test, you prove you're the father, and you get placement. Yeesh!