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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks Catalog: Book Release date: 2008-03-11 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 576 Ean: 9780812976717 Book Isbn: 0812976711  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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Written on December 28, 2007 Summary: Great but not best by Rushdie Salman Rushdie is probably my favorite author, and "Midnight`s Children" among my very favorite books. But "Satanic Verses" reminded more of "The Ground Beneath her Feet" than it did "Midnight's..". What is common to and bugs me about both "Satanic Verses" and "Ground..." (as well as "The Moors Last Sigh") are protagonists from the movie or music industry. I'm not sure why Rushdie finds this device useful but I find these characters very difficult to relate to. I find myself enjoying more the ancillary characters and plot lines than those involving these central characters. In any event, this review probably reflects excessively high expectations. "Satanic Verses" is a wonderful novel. Readers will very rarely experience such phenomenally imaginative plots in such extraordinary language in such unique settings tackling such hugely ambitous themes in such a delicate and sophisticated way. For its literary, historic and even theological importance alone "Satanic Verses" is an obligatory read. But if readers are looking for a start to Rushdie, I would pick "Midnights Children", or "Shame" - this last a particularly timely read following the horrific events of the last days* *This review is recent just shortly after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto - may peace be with the people of Pakistan."  Written on December 8, 2007 Summary: Not worth the controversy What's the big deal? This is a lousy book and not even worth the effort of a death threat. Obscurity is a far worthier fate for it. Yes, it's blasphemous to Islam but the sacrilege is in the context of the rantings of a mad man who's in the throes of a crisis of faith. So once you're over the shock, and once you note that most of the characters in it should be committed, the blasphemy''s pretty easy to dismiss. What's harder to ignore is that as a piece of literature, this is a hard to read and schizophrenically written book. What exactly is it saying? What's with the weird fantasy plot - two people falling off a plane and one turns into a devil and the other an angel - that meanders without any discernible purpose? It's funny in spots and brilliant in others but it's so uneven in quality and has very dull long stretches it's as if it really is written by someone insane. Um ... maybe it was.  Written on October 20, 2007 Summary: Not fit for a bonfire There are few books which I have started but not finished but this is sadly one of them. The Muslims made a big mistake giving this the publicity they did. It should have been ignored. Do not waste time on Rushdie. He is not worth it. Sadly there is no option less than one star.  Written on October 10, 2007 Summary: Yaar, what happens when you win? I am of the belief that Ruhullah Khomeini made his infamous fatwa against Rushdie (and this novel) based on one line in the book: "when the aga khan drinks wine, it turns to water in his mouth." This is a direct mocking of Ruhullah Khomeini and probably was the real reason for the fatwa. Khomeini fiercely wanted to be the grand marja' of every shia; he worked to gain supreme power in the form of a theocratic revolutionary. I believe Rushdie's comment was probably more stinging to his assumed authority than anything else in the novel. Picking on Islam would have united people under Khomeini (uniting against a common enemy), but attacking Khomeini would usurp his power and divide his support base. This is not to say that the book does not have plenty of subtle and intertwined criticisms and twists on the Islamic faith. To understand these moments in the book the reader does need a fairly large knowledge of Islam. There aren't direct and pointed attacks, they are more so the settings of scenes, the ruminations of characters (particularly Salman the Persian). Many of these episodes which display twists on early Islamic history are presented as in a dream by a crazed Indian actor, Gibreel Farishta. So Rushdie never goes so far as to suggest that any of these sequences is even possibly true. But to balance the above, are moments where faith and willing suspension of disbelief courageously overcome and succeed. Magical experiences which suggest that those who mock religion are actually the fools. Rushdie's writing style can be a bit difficult, but once you get used to it, its very melodic and rich. The reader gets the feeling that Rushdie never rushes (!) his prose; there is never a hurried sense to his narrative. Aside from religious content, sex and violence are topics that are, if not explicitly detailed out, present continually through the book. The book isn't for easily disturbed readers. Written on October 9, 2007 Summary: Weirdest Book I Ever Tried To Read! I tried to read this book,but only got as far as the 3rd. or 4th page,besides being totally weird and uninteresting, when I came upon the second incidence of cursing in these few pages,I knew that as a Christian,this book wasn't worth it! |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2008-03-11 | 2006-04-04 | 2008-05-27 | 2006-10-10 | 2008-03-11 | 2008-04-01 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 576 | 560 | 368 | 416 | 320 | 384 |
| Ean | 9780812976717 | 9780812976533 | 9780375504334 | 9780679783480 | 9780812976700 | 9780743289696 |
| Book Isbn | 0812976711 | 0812976533 | 0375504338 | 0679783482 | 0812976703 | 0743289692 |
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