Fiction
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My love of Salman Rushdie novels is not really a secret. This was an extension of that appreciation. Unfortunately, it's a classic Rushdie - meaning there's a lot going on that is under the surface and I feel like I missed most of it.
The story is easy to follow - it's a mythological type book with genies, and good and evil. It's also a very interesting love story in it's own way. Ordinary people are called upon to settle a fight against evil forces - in the form of very real Djins. Rushdie enjoys himself setting up characteristics for both the good and evil djins, and makes them very accessible - they are almost human in their flaws. Rushdie cannot be rushed through the plot. His ponderous style takes a while to get used to, but one has to appreciate how methodical he is.
I'm not going to say much more than this because you must read his novels to truly appreciate them, and anything else I say is just going to be noise at this point.
Read it!
~Becky~
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