audiereads's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
peyton_'s review against another edition
3.0
This was better than some other classics I’ve read. It was easier to follow along with the story and I was more interested in the characters. I did struggle with the protagonist. He seemed very self-obsessed and the narration was annoying. He kept saying how he had to tell the story chronologically, but the story kept jumping from last to present. I learned about India’s history, but it involved some work.
andrea_ashima's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
lostsailor's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
dbjorlin's review against another edition
4.0
I think if I were to rate this book on how much I enjoyed it, it would fall to three stars. However, the sheer monument of it, the moving gears and mechanisms that somehow hold it together, deserves five. So, I split the difference.
spiderfelt's review against another edition
I'm putting this book aside after ignoring it for most of a year. The fact that it sits there on my shelf, stubbornly waiting for me to pick it up as I reach past it for a new book, month after month, is a recrimination of sorts. This is the sort of book I need a long stretch of time to read. The twists and turns of the story left me wondering where I was each time I picked it up.
jochno's review against another edition
2.0
I can see how this book is mesmerising to some. Personally speaking the best parts of the book were 50 pages at the beginning and the 10 or so at the end, everything else was hard work to say the least. Whilst Salman Rushdie is evidently one of most skilfull prose writers alive (possibly ever in terms of raw ability to write a sentence) and his understanding of the English Language is more than demonstrated across this book, I personally found it failed to entertain and was quite needlessly convoluted at times. I have enjoyed previous Salman books such as 'The Satanic Verses' but this did not strike a chord. I am not one to shy away from difficult reads and many of my friends have liked this one but not for me.
roseskinner's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0