Member Reviews

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  • Rated 5 stars

  “My first Rushdie book and had a great time. Was hard for the more famous ones i read to follow.”

  ANDREW H wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Absolutly blithe , witty and funny with debauchary and murder , makes it a delectable read !!
  I just couldnt enough of this book !
  Rushdie out does him self .”

  cognac h wrote this review Tuesday, July 8 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “Shame is the rushed follow-up to Rushdie's first success Midnight's Children. As such, there is as much strong characterisation, but no real protagonist to speak. There is much politics but too dense a plot to easily follow. It would have been better if the relationships between the allegorical characters were lingered over. As such, a knowledge of Pakistan's political history is needed to prevent the reading of Shame from being a chore.”

  Bhupash wrote this review Monday, March 17 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “emotionally n mentally challenging book”

  sannya j wrote this review Friday, March 7 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “i am just about to finish this book. its my first Rushdie and Oh, what a joy! I feel like for the firs time I am being TOLD the story, like he is actually in my living room talking. He is an undeniable genius and the richness in which he unravels the fate if his characters is awe-inspiring. I am happy to be reading Shame. There are so many similarities with his fictional country and my own so truly,this is a story for everyone no matter which background you may have.”

  rosie a wrote this review Saturday, February 9 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “I dont understand Magical Realism too much.... Well everyone should know their capabilities.... but whatever u understand u wud love it.... if u understand magical realism.... i think u will love it”

  Gaurav Bhargava wrote this review Thursday, January 31 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “an amazing mixture, Rushdie has the unique ability of the ancient storyteller of making the imaginary and the magical not only real but part of our everyday lives.”

  Sonia V wrote this review Sunday, November 25 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 0 stars

  “I don't remember much about this book, except that I liked it...”

  scheruvi wrote this review Thursday, October 4 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 0 stars

  “It is good look at the classic Indian Village with palaces, the british, love affairs, Indian shame in classic Indian society etc. Written well, good story telling ability but there really is no plot or climax to it from an American perspective. ”

  Sadaiyappan wrote this review Wednesday, September 26 2007. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “Sort of like eating a piece of dark chocolate cheesecake — read small bites and give yourself sometime. Rushdie is a great storyteller, but his prose is very rich and it's hard to come up for air.”

  JessicaNowak wrote this review Thursday, September 13 2007. ( reply | permalink )