shesnicky 's review for:

Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights by Salman Rushdie

2.0

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Really a 2.5 rating, I feel as if I wasn't smart enough to fully appreciate this novel. I liked all the interesting characters, and following the ethereal adventures of the jinn and Duniazàt. However, at a certain point I found my appreciation being muddled by philosophical or scientific language, and my comprehension being bogged down by Rushdie's almost rambling writing style and use of many commas. Overall not a terrible read, and there were a few passages that I highlighted because I believed them to be worth saving, but I found myself struggling at about the 70% point, checking my page count every couple minutes to see how long until the book ended. I plan on checking out other works by Rushdie, but let's just say my introduction to his literature was not the best.