Category: Salman Rushdie

Review: The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

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Where to begin with this novel? First, the prose & style: While I find Rushdie to be a supreme story-teller and master of language, it is sometimes difficult for me to enjoy reading his particular Indian-dialect English. The mix of cultural Indian-English grammar and…

Category: Book Review, Fiction, Literature, Salman Rushdie

Reviews: The Earlies Part 15

Posted on January 9, 2010 by

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A Separate Peace by John Knowles Wonderful, wonderful book. Highly recommended. The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne Probably one of my favorite Hawthorne novels. I think I like it even better than The Scarlet Letter. Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie Beautiful ‘writing back to…

Category: American Indian, Australia, Book Review, Brent Hartinger, Caribbean, Classics, Coming-of-Age, Gay Lit, Jean Rhys, John Knowles, Literature, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Peter Carey, Salman Rushdie

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