A review by ovenbird_reads
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

3.0

phew... this took me three weeks of dedicated daily reading to finish. it was our book club pick and honestly if I wasn't the book club organizer I'm not sure I would have made it past the first 100 pages. But my persistence paid off in big ways and ultimately I'm glad I kept at it. I kept the internet handy to help me with the details of Indian history and while I struggled to make sense of the narrative in many places I was also rewarded with some glittering writing and downright delightful turns of phrase. if nothing else I loved this book as a self reflexive examination of narrative, autobiography, and how one imbues a mundane life with meaning in the context of the political climate of the time in which one lives. this book was hard work but I'm glad to have put in the labor!