Pros: intriguing, antiheroic characters, strong women, very creative Cons: quite long with lots of characters amidst dreams, can be overwhelming
All those things you will get in this wildly clever fictive extravaganza, but not a sole thing, in my opinion, that warrants a death sentence for the Persian author Salman Rushdie. Why then in 1989 did the evil-personified Ayotollah Kohmeini (spelling?)...
Pros: NONE Cons: boring, pointless, impossible to understand unless evidently you are Iranian
An anticlimax of shatteringly thudding proportions.
When all the controversy surrounding this book peaked I eagerly wanted to assure my place in literary cognoscenti and read the story that was causing a middle-eastern leader to actually put...
Pros: Many facetted, with a very innovative use of language and composition. Plus plenty more Cons: hmm. The experimental structure and language might not appeal to some readers.
Have you looked real close in the mirror lately? Better do it now just to assure yourself that you look pretty much your usual self before you open "The Satanic Verses". Because when you get halfway into Salman Rushdie's book, it isn't unlikely...
Pros: Forces the reader to examine who,what, why of his own existence. Cons: A bit challenging, read this review to easily overcome any hardships!
This passage from Satanic Verses is as intense, profound, and overwhelming as the story itself. A florilegium of surprisingly simple, yet touchingly true ideologies, Rushdie’s masterpiece will revolutionize your soul. In this controversial novel, the...
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