Me Read Slow…

Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children is one of those books that sits unread on bookshelves. Even that first page, with his predilection for long, unbroken paragraphs, discourages a quick dip into his prose. The book is a long-term commitment, and you can’t really visit skinnier books on the side with losing the thread of the narrative.

But take the plunge:

“To understand just one life, you have to swallow the world.” (pg. 126)

And there are many great characters, including Bano Devi:

“…the famous lady wrestler of those days, who would only wrestle men and threatened to marry anyone who beat her, as a result of which vow she never lost a bout…” (pg. 147)