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A review by mcormier
Grimus by Salman Rushdie
4.0
An impressive debut. What is more impressive is the progression from this novel to his next, Midnight's Children, which wins the Booker. Most people should skip this book and simply read Midnight's Children. Completists should do what completists do and read them both.
Interestingly I read this book shortly after William Gibson's Agency. Both books have short sentences and short chapters. But while Gibson's prose sometimes felt jagged and abrupt, I never got that feeling when reading Rushdie. Even with Rushdie's most curt phrases things felt fluid and smooth.
Interestingly I read this book shortly after William Gibson's Agency. Both books have short sentences and short chapters. But while Gibson's prose sometimes felt jagged and abrupt, I never got that feeling when reading Rushdie. Even with Rushdie's most curt phrases things felt fluid and smooth.