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F A O Agchristie And Vetuste_Ennemi
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Following our recent conversation concerning Salman Rushdie’s ‘Midnight’s Children’, I’ve just finished reading it. Suffice to say that after my dour experience with ‘The Satanic Verses’ and now this, I shan’t be reading Rushdie again.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Naomi, that's interesting. I must admit I read it around 1993/4 and didn't mind it but my tastes have changed so it would be interesting to see what I would make of it if I re-read it, something I tend not to do.
I haven't read any of his other work.
By the way, it must be at least a month since vetuste was on AB?
Thanks for letting me know about the book :)
I haven't read any of his other work.
By the way, it must be at least a month since vetuste was on AB?
Thanks for letting me know about the book :)
I spent a day at Istanbul airport between flights, so I bought a copy of Midnight's Children. I got to page 100 and then laid it aside and spent the rest of the day buying Turkish delight instead.
However, it's just not a style of writing I enjoy much; that doesn't mean it's bad. Readers' tastes harden and patience shortens as they get older, I find.
However, it's just not a style of writing I enjoy much; that doesn't mean it's bad. Readers' tastes harden and patience shortens as they get older, I find.
Ag, I spoke to V_E on an old thread a couple of days ago. I think he looks in. I’ve just started another book by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, ‘The Watcher in the Shadows’. I enjoyed his ‘The Shadow of the Wind’ and ‘The Angel’s Game’. We’ll see how this one goes.
OG, I agree. Very tedious. I abandoned it too.
Jno, of course I know he isn't, but I get the impression that he could well be an enthusiastic member of a Creative Writing class.
OG, I agree. Very tedious. I abandoned it too.
Jno, of course I know he isn't, but I get the impression that he could well be an enthusiastic member of a Creative Writing class.
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