A review by nohadon
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

A wonderful children’s tale that weaves in themes from the real world in a masterful way, Haroun and the Sea of Stories would be a wonderfully gentle introduction for a child to many hardships of the real world, including messages on political hardships, gender differences, and complicated family lives. Haroun never fails to keep the overall tone lighthearted and sweet though, ensuring that this book is still child-approachable. 

Best quote:

To give a thing a name, a label, a handle; to rescue it from anonymity, to pluck it out of the Place of Namelessness, in short to identify it—well, that's a way of bringing the said thing into being.