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jbs7 's review for:
The Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie
Excellent novel on the conflict between good and evil and the blurred distinction between. Second time I’ve read this book. Complex book that’s hard to comprehend even after two readings. I did have some help this time from an online study guide: http://www.gradesaver.com/the-satanic-verses
As noted in the guide: “He explores his themes through myriad variations told over four different plots (the main plot, the Mahound plot, the Ayesha plot, and the short Imam-in-exile plot). The multiple narratives reinforce the novel's idea that our identities are forever in conflict with history - the history of our country, of our religion, of our descent, and of our personal lives. Each of these stories reveal how the past influences the present, and therefore can we never escape it. As soon as we think we understand ourselves, we are confronted by a complication. In exploring how both every man and mankind in general in capable of angelic and satanic possibilities, Rushdie suggests that we only grow more complicated as our history proliferates. No matter how at peace we may become, myriad histories compete to complicate our lives and identities. Our business of self-discovery, therefore, is never complete.”