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May 09, 2022dirtbag1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A very thin plot made workable by a brilliant writing style.
Dec 27, 2021DanglingConversations rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A bit difficult to get started but once the pieces began to mesh this is indeed a page turner. Rushdie is a gifted writer, raising a somewhat mundane plot to an existential morality tale. There are many references to current events/ memes…
Nov 07, 2019Waluconis rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Has anyone noticed the since Salman Rushdie started residing in America, his novels have decidedly changed. At times I even wonder if it is the same man? However, the wit and rapid fire connections to the current world are still there. …
Nov 05, 2018SCL_Justin rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was a less magical Rushdie book than many of his, more like Fury than Two Years, Eight Months and Twenty‑Eight Nights, which wasn't by itself a bad thing. But the fact that it was set in 2008-2017 made the politics of the Orange…
Oct 07, 2018mcglass rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Brilliant story telling, highly recommended. Rushdie entertains us while asking us if synderesis IS an innate ability of the human mind to realize basic principles of human ethics. Does it direct every man, to good and restrain him from…
Jun 28, 2018lorraine_on_rodney rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Brilliant writing, satirical, vast in its reach - Greek mythology, classic movies and their directors, 20th century American pop music, Indian culture and politics, iconic New York City locations and happenings, Trump's America and the…
Mar 18, 2018kityojames rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Of all Salman Rushidie's novels, this is the one that i find most basic, to the extent of being Americanily ordinary, as a down to earth story. It doesn't feel like it is Rushidie, except in very rare little bits, being overtly straight…
Feb 23, 2018
The Golden House This is the first book I’ve read by Salmon Rushdie. I expected it to be dark and satirical, which it is, but I didn’t expect it to be so laugh out loud funny! I love the larger than life characters and how their stories…
Feb 19, 2018JLMason rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
An eminent author like Salman Rushdie writes books to tell more than just a story. So why did he write this book? The author is an expatriate Indian now living in New York. The Golden House is a tale about the devolution of the United…
Feb 14, 2018ChrisMcMil rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this brilliant novel. The characters are complex, unusual, and highly varied, perhaps a bit extreme but certainly interesting. The book is rich in description, allusion and references (which in my case, not being an…
Jan 19, 2018rodraglin rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Rich, but unsatisfying A man of extreme wealth immigrates from Mumbai to Manhattan along with his three adult sons. They change their identities and keep the reason for leaving their previous home a mystery though they don't live like…
Jan 03, 2018sandyc_9 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Beautiful prose, as usual, but plot, not so compelling. It was just messy, melodramatic, and meandered too much for my taste. Not what I am used to with Rushdie.
Nov 18, 2017jaslatia rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This is my first Salman Rushdie book, and I must say I find it puzzling but compelling. His writing style is so elegant yet simple that he draws the reader in to a story that is not really that interesting so far (FYI, I haven't finished…
Nov 12, 2017writermala rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I cannot say I enjoyed this book but there was something compelling about it that kept me reading. Nero Golden moves his family of three adult sons from India to Greenwich Village in New York and Rene` tells the story of his life. His life…
Oct 30, 2017stefhollmichel rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Not a perfect book but very satisfying. The writing is beautiful, the humor smart and scathing, and the story delightfully over-the-top.
Sep 04, 2017
Epic story includes a slimy Trumpian con artist character The Joker, autism, transgender issues, as a billionaire moves his family from India to a mansion in NYC. Satire for our age of anti - truth.
Jul 17, 2017erinh729 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Salman Rushdie's new book is a breath of fresh air after Two Years, Eight Months, and Twenty-Eight Nights. It is full to the brim with literary and cinematic references, not to mention cultural markers and political commentary from the…