Midnight's Children
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Summary
Greeted by fireworks displays， cheering crowds， and Prime Minister Nehru himself， Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke of midnight on August 15， 1947， the very moment of India's independence。 Saleem grows up to learn the ominous consequences of this coincidence。 His every act is mirrored and magnified in events that sway the course of national affairs; his health and well-being are inextricably bound to those of his nation; his life is inseparable， at times indistinguishable， from the history of his country。 Perhaps most remarkable are the telepathic powers linking him with India's 1，000 other "midnight's children， " all born in that initial hour and endowed with magical gifts。
This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evoca- tion of a vast land and its people—a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy。 Twenty-five years after its publication， Midnight's Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and aJbrilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time。
--back cover
This novel is at once a fascinating family saga and an astonishing evoca- tion of a vast land and its people—a brilliant incarnation of the universal human comedy。 Twenty-five years after its publication， Midnight's Children stands apart as both an epochal work of fiction and aJbrilliant performance by one of the great literary voices of our time。
--back cover
Reviews
فهيمة محمود
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ما يقارب الشهر علشان أكملها، سلمان راشد كاتب متمكن، وقادر في سرده لأحداث خاصة بأبطال الحكاية يتكلم عن صراعات سياسية واجتماعية أثرت على كل الشخصيات。
Ward Hammond
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When Salman Rushie was attacked recently I went back to review what I had read of his and read another。 Having read The Satanic Verses I went for Midnight's Children because of the awards it had won。 The writing was extraordinary。 I really must read more of his words。 The story centers on the main character who was born on the midnight hour of the day of India's independence。 The Indian culture really comes alive in this book。 When Salman Rushie was attacked recently I went back to review what I had read of his and read another。 Having read The Satanic Verses I went for Midnight's Children because of the awards it had won。 The writing was extraordinary。 I really must read more of his words。 The story centers on the main character who was born on the midnight hour of the day of India's independence。 The Indian culture really comes alive in this book。 。。。more
GONZA
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Again， I just have to be glad that I read Rushdie's most recent books first， otherwise I wouldn't have moved on。 As in the case of Satanic Verses， reading this multi-hyphenated novel was not easy; perhaps I should have read it in Italian rather than English。 Apart from that the magical realism makes it feel very similar to G。G。Marquez to me， with all that the settings are very different。 Anche stavolta， devo solo essere contenta di aver letto per primi i libri piú recenti di Rushdie， altrimenti Again， I just have to be glad that I read Rushdie's most recent books first， otherwise I wouldn't have moved on。 As in the case of Satanic Verses， reading this multi-hyphenated novel was not easy; perhaps I should have read it in Italian rather than English。 Apart from that the magical realism makes it feel very similar to G。G。Marquez to me， with all that the settings are very different。 Anche stavolta， devo solo essere contenta di aver letto per primi i libri piú recenti di Rushdie， altrimenti non sarei andata avanti。 Come nel caso dei Versetti Satanici， la lettura di questo romanzo pluriacclamato non é stata facile， forse avrei dovuto leggerlo in italiano piuttosto che in inglese。 A parte questo il realismo magico me lo fa sentire molto simile a G。G。Marquez， con tutto che le ambientazioni sono molto diverse。 。。。more
Miriam Dichter
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I wanted to like it， but after about 80 pages I have to admit it's not really my cup of tea - the flowery language and excessive literary devices left me bored and somewhat annoyed despite a promising story and potentially compelling characters。 I'm sure many would disagree， but it feels to me like a failed attempt at creating a modern epic。 I wanted to like it， but after about 80 pages I have to admit it's not really my cup of tea - the flowery language and excessive literary devices left me bored and somewhat annoyed despite a promising story and potentially compelling characters。 I'm sure many would disagree， but it feels to me like a failed attempt at creating a modern epic。 。。。more
Julie
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Lovely book albeit a little slow in the middle
Mary
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I tried， y’all， I really did， I tried so hard
مهشید
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بچه های نیمه شب。 داستانی درخشان از سلمان رشدی。 داستان اززبان سلیم سینایی روایت میشه。 فرزند هند。 کسی که تو ساعت استقلال هند به دنیا میاد و شاهد فراز و نشیب‌های کشورش هست و این فراز و نشیب رو نویسنده به هنرمندانه ترین شکل ممکن با زندگی راوی گره زده。 سبک داستان رئالیسم جادوییه و داستان لحظه ای تو رو رها نمیکنه。 کتاب بسیار خوبی بود。 توصیه میکنم بخونید。
Liedzeit Liedzeit
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This book should get either five stars or just one。 It is a pleasure to read every page with its sparkling prose。 On the other hand it is （to me） next to unreadable。 I gave up when I first tried 20 years ago and this time I only made it with activating all will power （and skipping some pages in the second half）。The problem is that at any time I had no idea what was going on and had even less of an idea what was going on three pages ago。What do we have？ The autobiography of one Saleem Sinai as to This book should get either five stars or just one。 It is a pleasure to read every page with its sparkling prose。 On the other hand it is （to me） next to unreadable。 I gave up when I first tried 20 years ago and this time I only made it with activating all will power （and skipping some pages in the second half）。The problem is that at any time I had no idea what was going on and had even less of an idea what was going on three pages ago。What do we have？ The autobiography of one Saleem Sinai as told to his sort-of fiancée Padma。 She does make some sensible remarks from time to time， that make you wish she would be telling her life’s story instead。Saleem starts with his grand-father a doctor who had studied in Europe and I was able to see at least the ghost of a story。 He has a patient who he is not allowed to see and so marries eventually。 There is even a Heidelberg acquaintance committing suicide。After about one third of the book our hero is born。 Exactly in the moment India becomes independent。 And because of this he is blessed with the gift of being able to look into the minds and hearts of people。 And all the other children born at midnight of the independence day are similarly gifted。 Although， maybe they exist just in our hero’s imagination。 I am not quite sure。 He has this to say:“I told you the truth [。。。]。 Memory’s truth， because memory has its own special kind。 It selects， eliminates， alters， exaggerates， minimizes， glorifies and vilifies also; but in the end it creates its own reality， its heterogeneous but usually coherent version of events; and no sane human being ever trusts someone else’s version more than his own。“Wise words。 “What is truth？ What is sanity？“ he goes on。 And maybe Brahma is dreaming the universe。I guess you call this magical realism or as it says on the back cover a phantasmagoric saga， a word that comes in handy if you have to describe the indescribable。Near the end Saleem donates a free and gratis item to his readers: Sperectomy – the draining-out of hope。 And that is what Rushdie is guilty of， he has drained out the hope that I will ever become a reader， good enough， to appreciate great books like this one。 。。。more
Clare
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Via Audible。I must admit， I started this book totally expecting not to like it， but I was completely wrong。 Rushdie， in the introduction， talks about his having been inspired by Dickens， and I can see the influence in Midnight's Children。 The novel is generally sardonic with caricatures that nevertheless are insightful representatives of humanity， and although there is a strong fantasy element， it does not read like a fantasy。 Saleem is a self-consciously unreliable narrator， and this adds to th Via Audible。I must admit， I started this book totally expecting not to like it， but I was completely wrong。 Rushdie， in the introduction， talks about his having been inspired by Dickens， and I can see the influence in Midnight's Children。 The novel is generally sardonic with caricatures that nevertheless are insightful representatives of humanity， and although there is a strong fantasy element， it does not read like a fantasy。 Saleem is a self-consciously unreliable narrator， and this adds to the humour， but also to the grimness in parts of the novel。 The rivalry between Saleem and Shiva is very well written， and the portrayals of， in particular， Aadam Aziz， Reverend Mother， Amina Sinai and Picture Singh， are wonderfully detailed and affectionate。 The ending was a little vague - I get that this is on purpose， but it didn't stop it being frustrating。 The fate of the Midnight Children was heart-wrenching; the links drawn with India's history and politics are sometimes clear and sometimes awkward， but because Saleem is so unreliable as a narrator， this is a conscious awkwardness。It should also be noted that the narration in the audiobook is top quality - I fully recommend not only the book but the audiobook。 。。。more
Isaac Lewsey
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A masterpiece of rich imagery and fabricated lives so real you can smell the changes in the air。 A national history so beautifully told that it cements Rushdie as a master of his craft。 It’s a shame that people wish to silence one of the most eloquent voices of our times。
Ana Cristina Lee
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Cuando un lector se enamora de un libro， éste deja su esencia dentro de él， como lluvia en un campo arable。Salman RushdieEs lo primero que leo de este autor y ha sido una experiencia agotadora y fascinante， que como un viaje a la India causa la saturación de los sentidos: colores， olores， multitudes abigarradas de personajes con voces que intentan sobresalir en el caos， magia， peligro， poesía， miedo， luchas de poder。。。 y por encima de todo， el asombro que causa un mundo tan rico y diverso， la hu Cuando un lector se enamora de un libro， éste deja su esencia dentro de él， como lluvia en un campo arable。Salman RushdieEs lo primero que leo de este autor y ha sido una experiencia agotadora y fascinante， que como un viaje a la India causa la saturación de los sentidos: colores， olores， multitudes abigarradas de personajes con voces que intentan sobresalir en el caos， magia， peligro， poesía， miedo， luchas de poder。。。 y por encima de todo， el asombro que causa un mundo tan rico y diverso， la humanidad expresándose en toda su potencia。 Si le añadimos el estilo peculiar de Rushdie - una mezcla de realismo mágico， narrado a la manera de Sherezade en Las mil y una noches， con un humor muy de Quevedo （érase un hombre a una nariz pegado） - el conjunto es inolvidable。Una vaca insomne， masticando distraídamente un paquete de cigarrillos Red and White， pasó junto a alguien que dormía en la calle hecho un fardo， lo que significaba que él se despertaría por la mañana， porque las vacas hacen caso omiso de los durmientes a no ser que estén a punto de morir。 Entonces los hocican pensativamente。 Las vacas sagradas comen cualquier cosa。Asistimos al nacimiento del protagonista Saleem Aziz， en la medianoche del día en que la India nace también como país independiente。 A partir de aquí， su vida y la de su país se desarrollan en paralelo y toda la biografía se convierte en una gran metáfora de los acontecimientos que marcan los inicios turbulentos de la India y Pakistán。 。。。 sigo estando convencido que en aquella hora de acontecimientos acelerados y horas enfermas， el pasado de la India se alzó para confundir al presente; el Estado secular recién nacido estaba recibiendo un impresionante recordatorio de su fabulosa antigüedad， en la que la democracia y el voto de la mujer no tenían nada que hacer。。。A todo esto hay que añadir un narrador muy poco fiable， que a la manera de Sherezade， juega continuamente con el lector yendo adelante y atrás en su historia， al tiempo que se burla suavemente de nuestra ansia por conocer la verdad:A veces， en la versión encurtida de la historia de Saleem parece haber sabido demasiado poco; otras veces demasiado。。。 sí， tendría que revisar y revisar， mejorar y mejorar; pero no tengo tiempo ni energías。 Me veo obligado a ofrecer sólo esta frase testaruda: sucedió así porque así es como sucedió。Otro factor que nos hace entrar de lleno en la historia es que hay una visión muy cinematográfica， como si estuviera rodando una película de Bollywood y el autor alude explícitamente a ello en varias ocasiones:Con cierto sonrojo， tengo que admitir que la amnesia es la clase de truco que utilizan habitualmente nuestros cineastas sensacionalistas。 Bajando ligeramente la cabeza acepto que mi vida ha cobrado， una vez más， el tono de una peliculilla de Bombay; pero después de todo， dejando de lado el molesto asunto de la reencarnación， sólo hay un número finito de métodos de lograr volver a nacer。Lo más destacable en esta historia es la riqueza de sensaciones que provoca， riqueza de lenguaje y de personajes así como una imaginación desbordante que no se para en los límites de lo real y que te asombra continuamente。 600 páginas。 Extenuante y maravilloso。Lo repito por última vez: para entenderme tendréis que tragaros un mundo。 。。。more
Nico Beukema
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Geweldig rijk boek。 Zonder twijfel een topstuk uit de wereldliteratuur。 Zo gelaagd， zo veel verbanden die plotseling opduiken。 Een epos van de eerste 25 jaar van onafhankelijk India （en Pakistan） in kleurrijke， geurrijke en fantasievolle beelden。 Kan dat ook teveel worden？ Voor mij wel。 Ik vond het boek daardoor op sommige momenten te vol， te rijk en te fantasievol。 Met andere woorden: te vermoeiend。 Weniger wäre mehr gewesen。
Raven
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When it spent an entire page describing the shape of a man’s nose， I had a feeling that this book wouldn’t be for me。
Pavel Tsekov
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Complex and satisfying！ A really nice author！
Kanwar Anand
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-> this is a very difficult book to read whether it is 1981 or 2022。 Understand it will be challenging for most people。 For people who are not from India or Pakistan， I suggest you give it a skip as the frame of references will be challenging， the culture entwining may not forsake the best surrogacy。-> Now what did I think of it？ I think this is the biggest service i have done to myself。 I think this has added to my understanding of India since the dawn of independence。 It has made me understand -> this is a very difficult book to read whether it is 1981 or 2022。 Understand it will be challenging for most people。 For people who are not from India or Pakistan， I suggest you give it a skip as the frame of references will be challenging， the culture entwining may not forsake the best surrogacy。-> Now what did I think of it？ I think this is the biggest service i have done to myself。 I think this has added to my understanding of India since the dawn of independence。 It has made me understand Muslims a little better。 Pakistan， India， the partition and more。-> Is Salman Rushdie easy to read？ No。 He is very difficult to read。 It is even more difficult to back him up。 He goes on and on without relent about things that you may have zero interest in。 I've read many authors and he is among the most difficult to read and this book is his most difficult book。-> Overall， just read it if you are still reading this review。 。。。more
Chrystynique
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It took me a good while to finish this book， I found it hard going。Good things: I'd call this high-level literature - intricate rich language， cultural references， complex characters。Sometimes the language and imagery are sublime。Saleem's search for identity and the way it's portrayed as a mixture of real life， magical realism， and the historical turns of fate are a show of life's cruelty and 'fun'。His writing style seems to have an underlying current of fun - as though nothing is too serious， e It took me a good while to finish this book， I found it hard going。Good things: I'd call this high-level literature - intricate rich language， cultural references， complex characters。Sometimes the language and imagery are sublime。Saleem's search for identity and the way it's portrayed as a mixture of real life， magical realism， and the historical turns of fate are a show of life's cruelty and 'fun'。His writing style seems to have an underlying current of fun - as though nothing is too serious， even when what is described is tragic。Not to good things: language was at times too intricate to follow。 A lot of references to Indian history， foods， objects - which I enjoyed but also had to look up in the dictionary。 Which made it slow。 The end wasn't anything to remember - by the end I didn't quite get the point of the book。 。。。more
Azn
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Midnight's Children is an exquisite tapestry of woven craft and imagination。 Interesting that Rushdie uses the children of midnight as an analogue to the birth and transformation of modern India。 The book， though written from the perspective of one Saleem Sinai， feels expansive， feels as though this it encompasses the destinies of over half a billion Indians within its pages。 One of the best I'd read this year。 Midnight's Children is an exquisite tapestry of woven craft and imagination。 Interesting that Rushdie uses the children of midnight as an analogue to the birth and transformation of modern India。 The book， though written from the perspective of one Saleem Sinai， feels expansive， feels as though this it encompasses the destinies of over half a billion Indians within its pages。 One of the best I'd read this year。 。。。more
Alicia Pratt
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Masterful and enriching
Dishant Boora
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Imagine you are blindfolded and taken on a roller coaster ride。 You will not expect when you elevate or go down。 You only realise it，feel it。 This book gives the same experience。Rushdie beautifully explains incidents which made India and his reminiscence。I also like how minutely Salman Rushdie observed locality and location to use in the story。eg。 Dhobi community in Shadipur ghetto， Paanwala in Block F CP who comes from the car。 Now don't pick the book in passion， you also need patience for the Imagine you are blindfolded and taken on a roller coaster ride。 You will not expect when you elevate or go down。 You only realise it，feel it。 This book gives the same experience。Rushdie beautifully explains incidents which made India and his reminiscence。I also like how minutely Salman Rushdie observed locality and location to use in the story。eg。 Dhobi community in Shadipur ghetto， Paanwala in Block F CP who comes from the car。 Now don't pick the book in passion， you also need patience for the time ，Salman does foreplay in the book。 。。。more
Andy Browne
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The writing is way too pretentious。 I did not enjoy this book。
Sal Kat Wright
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Winding， complex， digressing， in a word: brilliant！ Rushdie is a master and this book is truly exceptional！ I've not read something so rewarding to the reader in quite some time。 Winding， complex， digressing， in a word: brilliant！ Rushdie is a master and this book is truly exceptional！ I've not read something so rewarding to the reader in quite some time。 。。。more
Shailendra Gautam
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O Thou marvelous nose！Years ago， I read a novel called The God of Small Things and immediately liked it。 It had pickles， grumpy matriarchs， incestouos undertones， people dying at the age of 31， it had family。 Like Midnight's Children。 Like MC， it was also about India。 And perhaps a bit inspired too。 Okay， let me say this clearly， I think Arundhati Roy's famed 1997 novel - which also won the Man Booker prize - was slightly inspired by Midnight's Children。 Also， once upon a time， I watched a film O Thou marvelous nose！Years ago， I read a novel called The God of Small Things and immediately liked it。 It had pickles， grumpy matriarchs， incestouos undertones， people dying at the age of 31， it had family。 Like Midnight's Children。 Like MC， it was also about India。 And perhaps a bit inspired too。 Okay， let me say this clearly， I think Arundhati Roy's famed 1997 novel - which also won the Man Booker prize - was slightly inspired by Midnight's Children。 Also， once upon a time， I watched a film called Forrest Gump， where the protagonist was not （I am lost for a better word） normal。 And inspite of it， he goes on to live an extraordinary life， who， in an odd and funny way， is present at each defining moment of his nation's history， and sometimes even influencing it。 He also takes part in an important war。 Floating like a feather through time， Forrest is very much like Salim Sinai， the protagonist of MC。 Since MC came out before Forrest Gump， I see some semblance of inspiration here as well。I may be wrong about my accusations above as they can't be proven but nonetheless as I read through this novel， I felt as if Forrest Gump had leaked into God of Small things with a slight tinge of Indian history。But this is not what Midnight's Children is all about。It's about Salim Sinai， our protagonist， who has sort of come unstuck in time， so to speak。 It's about a nose in which dynasties lay dormant like snot。 It's about Aadam Aziz and a god-shaped hole in his being， it's about a matriarch who can dream other people's dream。 It's about one rhymeless bard， about a man whose son is not his son， about Amina Sinai who gave birth to a two-headed monster。 It's about a hummingbird who can summon an army of dogs， it's about a widow who renders you impotent， it's about the houris in the sunderbans， it's about a dark night-club with blind waitresses， it's about Picture Singh， the most charming man in the world， it's about snakes， and pickles， and the powers of green chutney。 And， of course， it's about Midnight's Children - a radio， a lok-sabha of children born at midnight on the auspicious day of India's independence， each of them given with a superpower， there is a warewolf， a time-traveller， a kid-who-can-fly， a kid-who-can-transport-through-mirrors， a kid-who-can-multiply-fishes， and many and many and many more。 1001 to be precise。No， that's not it。 The book is not about any of those。 MC is essentially about India。 It's a story of India from times unknown to 1978。 It's about Tai the boatman's antiquity who tells tales of the vedas and puranas， of how the mountains were created。 It's about Nehru's freedom and Indira Gandhi's emergency， and everything that happens in between。 It's about the English leaving India at the stroke of the midnight hour。 It's about the 1965 war， and two more wars after that。 It's about the rise of socialism in India， it's about India's disillusion with all 'isms'。 It's about the myriad of dreams that were dreamt on the day of independence。 It's about India waking up from those dreams， and listening this time， to what lies ahead for it in future。 But does this book hold up to this day？ Is it still relevant？ I think yes， Midnight's Children is a pickle of India in it's infancy。 It's a story about a time which is significantly different to the time we live in today。 A lot has happened since then， the Berlin wall fell， USSR dissolved， twin-towers fell， US waged war against Iraq and Afghanistan， and India， through it all， has changed beyond recognition， that we are no longer the people who awoke at the dawn following their tryst with destiny。India of today is not about destiny， it's about will。 I'm sure Shiva will agree。On first look， MC looks like a large and boring book。 On the contrary， its cleverly pruned， Salman Rushdie has condensed in 666 pages what could have been a garangutan 2000-page novel。 Because， this is not one story， this book has many stories， maybe 1001。 And I forgot to tell the most important thing: this book is funny as hell（funny in a good way， not in a funny way）。 The first few chapters are just dripping with humor， and it lingers till the end。 I think comedy and absurdity are the genres where I'd like to place this book。 PS: I impulsively picked this up after the recent attacks on the author。 It can be said that if Salman Rushdie was not stabbed in the neck by an extremist book-critic（joking， of course）， I'd not have read this book。 I also watched the film adaptation by Deepa Mehta which is just terrible and feels rushed， overlooking the most interesting parts of the book。 So my advice would be to not watch the film。 。。。more
Emma
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Odotin koko kirjan milloin tarina alkaa。 Paljon hahmoja， paljon paikkoja。 Hienosti kyllä kirjoitettu ja kudottu hahmoja yhteen mutta tylsä， nukahdin monta kertaa kun luin tätä 😄
Mary
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SR’s works are a huge challenge for me to read; I’m unfamiliar with so many of the cultural and historical references and then， of course， there’s the magical realism。 In this one I appreciated the historical context with which I am more familiar。 I also appreciated his irreverence， which sometimes made me laugh out loud。 It is a long book and dogged persistence was sometimes necessary。
Jacqueline Williams
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Read to show support to Mr。 Rushdie in recent events。 Didn't expect to enjoy as much as I did。 Loved the history， controversy， the question of us， our role， what we do and who we are， not so keen on the bits of fantasy。 Read to show support to Mr。 Rushdie in recent events。 Didn't expect to enjoy as much as I did。 Loved the history， controversy， the question of us， our role， what we do and who we are， not so keen on the bits of fantasy。 。。。more
Hamid Rezaei
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پریشانی ناگزیر است هنگامی که پی می بری همه ی آن بسته بندی هایی که با برچسب های فرهنگ و تاریخ و هنر و مذهب و هر چیز دیگری از این مایه ها جفنگیاتی بیش نبوده اند و نیستند。 و بعد که می بینی خودت و همگان هنوز هم وابسته و دلبسته ی همان جفنگ های متقارن و نامتقارن مانده اید می زنی به قافیه بافی و بازتعریف برچسب ها اما شگفتا که بسته ها همانند، همان که همیشه هستندباید که در سرزمین جادوگران زیسته باشی تا بدانی جادو چه می کند。 و تا نزیسته باشی و خودت با جان درنیافته باشی نمی توانی که بفهمی چرا جادوگران قدیس پریشانی ناگزیر است هنگامی که پی می بری همه ی آن بسته بندی هایی که با برچسب های فرهنگ و تاریخ و هنر و مذهب و هر چیز دیگری از این مایه ها جفنگیاتی بیش نبوده اند و نیستند。 و بعد که می بینی خودت و همگان هنوز هم وابسته و دلبسته ی همان جفنگ های متقارن و نامتقارن مانده اید می زنی به قافیه بافی و بازتعریف برچسب ها اما شگفتا که بسته ها همانند، همان که همیشه هستندباید که در سرزمین جادوگران زیسته باشی تا بدانی جادو چه می کند。 و تا نزیسته باشی و خودت با جان درنیافته باشی نمی توانی که بفهمی چرا جادوگران قدیسانند！ شگفتا از اینهمه بی خبری که در آنیمهفتم شهریور چهارده هیچ-یک 。。。more
Yossi Khebzou
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La historia central no me cautivó precisamente， pero la temática de cómo las narrativas — verdaderas， falsas o algo en medio — y el lenguaje crean la realidad fueron bastante bien abordadas。 Las descripciones de India， Pakistán y las escenas de la guerra son los principales destellos de genialidad en el libro。 Si bien el simbolismo es rico， profundo y creativo， a veces llega a ser un poco abrasivo。 Niños de Medianoche es un libro que en pasajes puede llegar a cansar， pero es muy diferente y vale La historia central no me cautivó precisamente， pero la temática de cómo las narrativas — verdaderas， falsas o algo en medio — y el lenguaje crean la realidad fueron bastante bien abordadas。 Las descripciones de India， Pakistán y las escenas de la guerra son los principales destellos de genialidad en el libro。 Si bien el simbolismo es rico， profundo y creativo， a veces llega a ser un poco abrasivo。 Niños de Medianoche es un libro que en pasajes puede llegar a cansar， pero es muy diferente y vale la pena。 。。。more
Karine Mon coin lecture
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4，5Quelle découverte pour moi que cette plume， cette façon de raconter les histoires et d'imbriquer le personnage principal， autoproclamé alter ego de l'Inde post libération dans l'Histoire du pays en général。 J'en savais très peu à ce sujet， j'ai beaucoup appris， et côté littéraire， c'est ma foi quelque chose！ 4，5Quelle découverte pour moi que cette plume， cette façon de raconter les histoires et d'imbriquer le personnage principal， autoproclamé alter ego de l'Inde post libération dans l'Histoire du pays en général。 J'en savais très peu à ce sujet， j'ai beaucoup appris， et côté littéraire， c'est ma foi quelque chose！ 。。。more
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Well。。。 At first I hated this book and almost Did Not Finish， but I pushed through and eventually started to enjoy the style of writing。 That being said， my God is this book long and at times arduous。 I feel that it probably is technically a five star book and deserves its acclaim。 But it didn't move me。 I felt very little emotion reading it， which tends to be my marker for that fifth star。 Would I recommend it？ I'm unsure。Edit: I'm changing my rating to give stars since I can't get this story o Well。。。 At first I hated this book and almost Did Not Finish， but I pushed through and eventually started to enjoy the style of writing。 That being said， my God is this book long and at times arduous。 I feel that it probably is technically a five star book and deserves its acclaim。 But it didn't move me。 I felt very little emotion reading it， which tends to be my marker for that fifth star。 Would I recommend it？ I'm unsure。Edit: I'm changing my rating to give stars since I can't get this story out of my head。 。。。more
الزهراء الصلاحي
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منذ بداية العام وأنا أرغب في قراءة هذه الرواية، وقمت بتأجيلها عدة مرات حتى سمعت خبر محاولة اغتيال الكاتب فقررت أنه قد حان الوقت لقراءتها 😅كالعادة، نقرأ للكثيرين بعد موتهم، بعد محاولة اغتيالهم، بعد كثرة اللغط والشائعات حولهم。والحقيقة أن سلمان رشدي يوجد له أكثر من سبب حالياً لتجربة قلمه، وها قد فعلتها。_هل كانت تجربة جيدة؟=نعم。_هل تستحق كل هذا الوقت الذي قضيته بها؟=لا！_هل ندمت على قراءتها؟！=كنت سأندم أكثر لو لم أقرأها。تمت٢٧ أغسطس ٢٠٢٢
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Midnight's Children
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Midnight's Children&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Midnight's Children&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0