Midnight's children.... anyone actually enjoy this?

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InsaneDame · 03/07/2016 09:51

I'm halfway through but it has taken me ages to get that far! I'm so close to giving up but my stubbornness won't let me. I hate his style of writing and the meandering and flitting around. Did he actually write this for a reader to enjoy? Am I missing the point entirely??

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Pemba · 03/07/2016 15:59

I really enjoyed it when I read it 20+ years ago. I have gone on to read some of his others, including the famous 'Satanic Verses'. I like his style of writing 'magic realism' wasn't it called?

StandoutMop · 03/07/2016 12:18

I remember liking it when I read it as a student, but I remember very little about it now. It's the only Rushdie I have ever read, so it obviously didn't spark the desire to read more of his work.

cosytoaster · 03/07/2016 11:05

This has brought back memories; my boyfriend from uni was reading this book throughout the whole of our relationship, we went out for two years and he still hadn't finished it when we split up. It's put me off ever trying with it!

dun1urkin · 03/07/2016 11:05

I loved it, but listened to the audio version rather than read it. I prefer audiobooks, and think that listening can help make 'hard' books easier.

Also, there is nothing lovelier (to me) than a rainy Sunday afternoon with a jigsaw and an audiobook

LadyStarkOfWinterfell · 03/07/2016 10:55

I read it as a teenager and enjoyed it. I suspect I wouldn't now, my tastes are less highbrow than they used to be

alphaechokiwi · 03/07/2016 10:54

Hated it. Worst book I ever read.

DoreenLethal · 03/07/2016 10:48

Loved it. Love his writing. If you don't like it then stop!

mysteryfairy · 03/07/2016 09:59

It's one of my all time favourite novels. I think I being quite familiar with India helped - I do know others who found it very inaccessible

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