Book Review
Nov. 6th, 2006 08:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariThe Satanic Verses
by Salman Rushdie
I really had very little idea what to expect from this novel, but I was both delighted and impressed by it. The plot primarily concerns two men who miraculously survive an airplane explosion. However, Rushdie ingeniously weaves in many other stories and threads - the back-stories of secondary characters, the dreams and visions of the protagonists, etc. - to create a rich brocade.
The Satanic Verses is incredibly dense from a thematic perspective. Rushdie makes statements about religion, national and ethnic identities, religious identity, colonialism, the relationships between men and women, and the human capacity for both good and evil. Yet the book is never ponderous; Rushdie writes with a warm and humorous voice.
by Salman Rushdie
I really had very little idea what to expect from this novel, but I was both delighted and impressed by it. The plot primarily concerns two men who miraculously survive an airplane explosion. However, Rushdie ingeniously weaves in many other stories and threads - the back-stories of secondary characters, the dreams and visions of the protagonists, etc. - to create a rich brocade.
The Satanic Verses is incredibly dense from a thematic perspective. Rushdie makes statements about religion, national and ethnic identities, religious identity, colonialism, the relationships between men and women, and the human capacity for both good and evil. Yet the book is never ponderous; Rushdie writes with a warm and humorous voice.
