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A review by amoghsinha
Shame by Salman Rushdie
4.0
It's an amazing book that challenges the way you think in the way it writes. I was a little taken aback by the fourth wall breaking and chaotic meta narrative structure, as if he was telling this story to a group of people after a party, but once I got past that and embraced the magical realism, it was a great ride.
The vividly colorful characters challenged the typical narrative of a "hero". Everyone was a bit shitty in this story. There were times when you couldn't wait for their downfall and times when you mildly acknowledged their decisions. Everyone had an entangled, crazy, dark arc. I particularly enjoyed Iskander (Zulfikar Ali Bhutto) and Arjumand (Benazir) and thought their Machiavellian process was actually quite apt for the times they were in.
Tough read, but amazing nonetheless.
The vividly colorful characters challenged the typical narrative of a "hero". Everyone was a bit shitty in this story. There were times when you couldn't wait for their downfall and times when you mildly acknowledged their decisions. Everyone had an entangled, crazy, dark arc. I particularly enjoyed Iskander (Zulfikar Ali Bhutto) and Arjumand (Benazir) and thought their Machiavellian process was actually quite apt for the times they were in.
Tough read, but amazing nonetheless.