billnienaber 's review for:

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

4.0

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When this book stirred so much controversy back in 1988, even earning a death sentence for the author from Islamic fundamentalists, I had to check it out. I'm a sucker for controversy... and death threats. Turns out it's a pretty fascinating book, especially considering it's basically another good vs. evil story. Rushdie has a real way with words, a knack for description, a real feel for the bizarre and ridiculous, and apparently he also loves to write long, long sentences. I'm not entirely sure why those Muslims wanted him dead... I guess they just don't have much of a sense of humor regarding their religion. Which is a bit ironic! Personally, I love it when people satirize my deity (which is Pan, BTW, who obviously lends himself quite handily to parody and satire.) Anyway, although it's rather long and frankly the language is sometimes tedious, I think this is well worth checking out.