3.0

"Very little is known, though much has been written, about the true nature of the jinn, the creatures made of smokeless fire."

Honestly, I picked up this book because Rushdie seemed like one of those authors everyone should read at least once. While the plot seems pretty straight forward, there are a lot of long, philosophical side pieces. This book would be perfect for an in-depth analysis in a literature course. I didn't hate it and I didn't love it. 3/5