About Salman Rushdie books: my favorite is the controversial "The
Satanic Verses." Loved it. But it took me three attempts to get through it;
I tend to read a book part-way through, then set it down, then pick it up
again a month or two (or more) later to finish it. That method doesn't work
well with Rushdie's novels, particularly with Satanic Verses, as he
introduces many characters and side stories and often leaps backward and
forward in time. If I set the book down for too long, I find I'm lost when I
pick it back up. So I start over.
I also read half of Rushdie's "The Moor's Last Sigh" and enjoyed it.
Unfortunately, the book was in my backpack that got stolen so I didn't finish
it. I'm currently in my second round of reading the first half of Rushdie's
"Shame," another enjoyable book that one should read straight through rather
than putting it down for awhile.
Neil in Seattle
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<< Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 08:37:19 -0500
From: BarBearUh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: books-rushdie NJC
Azeem wrote: "Salman Rushdie's The Ground Beneath Her Feet was pretty
good, although in a different way."
i read this as well. i can't say i liked it very much, though i liked
the way he wrote. that is to say, i thought the story was weak but his
prose wasn't. can anyone recommend another book by him?
barbara
np: youssou n'dour, the lion
