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A review by tamannaashaikh
The Golden House by Salman Rushdie
4.0
My first (proper) Rushdie. Of course I had tried to read his other famous works before but the age and stage I was in weren’t conducive to reading his prose. So I left it (both midnights children and satanic verses) alone for the time being and picked up his latest hoping that it’d be a relatively easier read.
Whether I’m in the age and stage for Rushdie yet, I don’t know but The Golden House was relatively easy to read. I thoroughly enjoyed the prose although it felt like I couldn’t decouple the narrators voice from Rushdie’s. The novel is BAROQUE, in one word, chock full of film references and references to stories and art from various cultures. This is how it must feel like being inside a part of Rushdie’s brain. For us, it can be overdrive; for him probably nbd.
So don’t read this if you want something light and breezy. If you’re a lover of cinema, this might be a delight!
PS: all the New York and Bombay settings are absolute joy
Whether I’m in the age and stage for Rushdie yet, I don’t know but The Golden House was relatively easy to read. I thoroughly enjoyed the prose although it felt like I couldn’t decouple the narrators voice from Rushdie’s. The novel is BAROQUE, in one word, chock full of film references and references to stories and art from various cultures. This is how it must feel like being inside a part of Rushdie’s brain. For us, it can be overdrive; for him probably nbd.
So don’t read this if you want something light and breezy. If you’re a lover of cinema, this might be a delight!
PS: all the New York and Bombay settings are absolute joy