cecibird 's review for:

Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I read this for a class on contemporary Indian fiction, and if it hadn't been required reading I don't know that I'd have gotten through it, but I'm very glad that I had. It's an absolute whirlwind of an epic, and I loved Rushdie's writing. Unfortunately the portrayal of the women in this story is what makes me give this book less than five stars.