A review by labelledamesansmerci
Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Thought this might be a five star read, but the more I neared the end, the more exasperated I was with the writing and how self-indulgent and self-referential it was. It begins to grate on you about 100 pages before the end. Salman Rushdie is a good writer and he knows it, but god I wish he had been a little bit less aware of it writing this book. A really complex, accomplished novel, but I found it overstayed its welcome and was, to me, less effective for it. I'm glad to have read it and I'm glad to be done with it and I do not foresee a reread in my future.