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challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Massive warning straight out of the gate: Rushie does NOT sugarcoat the knife attack, nor the many surgeries he required, nor his rehabilitation. In short, if you are squeamish, especially surrounding eyes, don't read this. Do the Coles Notes instead. That said, I was squeamish for parts of this, but I powered through, because his story is important. The freedom to write and say as you please should never be taken lightly. Never underestimate the power of a book.
The first part of this book (The Angel of Death) was the hardest part for me to get through. This was where he detailed the assassination attempt, along with his stay in-hospital, and rehabilitation. Basically, all the crucial but squeamish stuff happened here.
The second part (The Angel of Life) was about moving forward with his new, altered life. My favourite chapter in the entire book happened here. "The A." was the conversation inside his head that we've all had in some capacity, where we imagine a conversation we'd like to either have with someone, or wish we'd had. In Rushdie's case, he used it to say how he's the fortunate one as he gets to carry on living, while The A. threw his life away and has become irrelevant. In short, Rushdie decides that The A. is no longer worthy of living rent-free inside his head.
Rushdie admits that Knife isn't exactly closure per se, but now that he's written it, he can freely move forward with his life and write any which way he pleases.
The first part of this book (The Angel of Death) was the hardest part for me to get through. This was where he detailed the assassination attempt, along with his stay in-hospital, and rehabilitation. Basically, all the crucial but squeamish stuff happened here.
The second part (The Angel of Life) was about moving forward with his new, altered life. My favourite chapter in the entire book happened here. "The A." was the conversation inside his head that we've all had in some capacity, where we imagine a conversation we'd like to either have with someone, or wish we'd had. In Rushdie's case, he used it to say how he's the fortunate one as he gets to carry on living, while The A. threw his life away and has become irrelevant. In short, Rushdie decides that The A. is no longer worthy of living rent-free inside his head.
Rushdie admits that Knife isn't exactly closure per se, but now that he's written it, he can freely move forward with his life and write any which way he pleases.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma