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briangodsey 's review for:
The Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie
I didn't know what to expect from this, my first Salman Rushdie novel. I read it because I wanted to know what someone had to say to incite an entire nation to murderous rage. I guess I missed the point.
Overall, I liked the "magical realism" aspect that was touted on the back cover, but once again much of the rest was lost on me: symbolism, metaphor, context. I like to think myself an educated person, but this book didn't seem so much like fiction once I realized how strongly its contexts and messages were connected with the "real" world, more specifically a part of the "real" world with which I'm not very familiar.
This book is probably wonderful for readers who are familiar with Indian and English culture, as well as Christian and Muslim history. For me, though, it was a chore for me to read some chapters, and a delight to read others. Time will tell if this book will stay with me.
Overall, I liked the "magical realism" aspect that was touted on the back cover, but once again much of the rest was lost on me: symbolism, metaphor, context. I like to think myself an educated person, but this book didn't seem so much like fiction once I realized how strongly its contexts and messages were connected with the "real" world, more specifically a part of the "real" world with which I'm not very familiar.
This book is probably wonderful for readers who are familiar with Indian and English culture, as well as Christian and Muslim history. For me, though, it was a chore for me to read some chapters, and a delight to read others. Time will tell if this book will stay with me.