I've run out of books to read at home so I started it again - probably my third or fourth time reading it, but it's just so beautifully written.
If anyone needs a recommendation, I would definitely suggest it.
bellepoque
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Have you read Rushdie's Midnight Children? There are a lot of parallels between these two books.
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Have you read Rushdie's Midnight Children? There are a lot of parallels between these two books.
oooh, good to know. I read somewhere she was influenced by him...I also read that Arundhati Roy was left so saddened by writing the God of Small Things that she doesn't know if she'll ever write another novel Sad.
Thanks for your comments on Zadie Smith too. I wasn't sure about the Autograph Man. Sounds like I'd do better to read something else. Thanks!
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I've run out of books to read at home so I started it again - probably my third or fourth time reading it, but it's just so beautifully written.
If anyone needs a recommendation, I would definitely suggest it.
I liked it very much, but it was very sad.....
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usuk2004:
Have you read The Confesisons of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer? The protagonist is born an old man and ages backwards. Its really wonderful.
So that's why Roy hasn't written another novel! I did search on her on Amazon and it seems that she has written quite a bit of nonfiction lately.
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usuk2004:
Have you read The Confesisons of Max Tivoli by Andrew Sean Greer? The protagonist is born an old man and ages backwards. Its really wonderful.
So that's why Roy hasn't written another novel! I did search on her on Amazon and it seems that she has written quite a bit of nonfiction lately.
That sounds great, I'll have to take a look for it.
I asked for Midnight's Children for my birthday and somehow ended up with the new Rushdie book - silly DH!
I've started reading it - new Rushdie 'Shalimar the Clown' - but havne't gotten really hooked yet - mostly because I haven't had time, plus it's a hard cover and difficult to carry around and read while commuting. Rushdie is going to be speaking where I work this season, so I'm looking forward to seeing him
