Dec 12, 2002 02:36 AM
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(Updated Dec 12, 2002 02:36 AM)
It is tough to provide unbiased opinions when you simply are in love with something. My views about this book are therefore prone to skewness of favoritism-but I will try to be as critically fair as possible.
This is one book that will have you laughing your way through-I have never understood how Rushdie's exquisite sense of humor has passed unnoticed by his strictest of critics and his most loyal fans. The subtle humor-you could almost call it sarcasm but no, I can not do that to my favorite author- propels you through the volume.
The enormous effort that has gine into the research of history and backdrop settings is more than obvious to the most casual reader. But even more fascinating is the frank imagery employed-it often slips into surrealism but it is entertaining all the same.
I give up. I will never be able to review Midnight's Children with fairness in judgement. It simply is my most favorite book. I simply adore Rushdie. I fail to understand why. Read this and may be you will know why.
