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A review by jess7son
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie
5.0
At the end of the day, whether or not you'll enjoy the book depends on your answer to its central, self-referential question: "What's the point of stories that aren't even true?"
Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a fairy-tale-esque novel that is frequently classified as a children's tale. That said, it's also capable of bringing out the inner child in any adult reader, if that reader is willing. I found the book to be an enchanting example of what happens when a writer brings references and plot devices from one culture, and crafts them into a story written for another audience, in another language. The prose itself is as enchanting as we've come to expect from Mr. Rushdie. For that reason alone, whether or not you read Haroun, you should try something of his at least once in your life.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a fairy-tale-esque novel that is frequently classified as a children's tale. That said, it's also capable of bringing out the inner child in any adult reader, if that reader is willing. I found the book to be an enchanting example of what happens when a writer brings references and plot devices from one culture, and crafts them into a story written for another audience, in another language. The prose itself is as enchanting as we've come to expect from Mr. Rushdie. For that reason alone, whether or not you read Haroun, you should try something of his at least once in your life.