mothsics 's review for:

The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is my favorite book in the world. I read it after a summer camp counselor of mine read us a chapter from it. I find Salman Rushdie’s writing to be incredibly beautiful, and the complexity of his characters fascinating- especially Chamcha, as he struggles with the fight between his home country and assimilation into Britain. Both of them are actors, not just Gibreel. Gibreel’s stories and hallucinations are so beautifully done- you feel just as confused and confident as he is- is this really happening? Is this a part of the world, or is it part of his head? Are his visions real or imagined? I could read this book over and over and never get tired of it- I often bring it with me to things just to open to a random page and start reading.