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The Satanic Verses
- Narrated by: Sam Dastor
- Length: 21 hrs and 36 mins
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Inextricably linked with the fatwa called against its author in the wake of the novel’s publication, The Satanic Verses is, beyond that, a rich showcase for Salman Rushdie’s comic sensibilities, cultural observations, and unparalleled mastery of language. The tale of an Indian film star and a Bombay expatriate, Rushdie’s masterpiece was deservedly honored with the Whitbread Prize.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Matt
- 2019-03-26
Need to listen few times
At times it was a bit confusing with all the characters, I’ll definitely need to listen to it again.
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More controversy than necessary…
The book is great, although hard to follow unless you’re paying close attention. I think it’s best to listen when falling asleep and let the words create images in your mind, the “magical realism” is like a story that could happen in real life but the descriptions are so wild that it’s dream like. The controversy seems unwarranted, as it’s not determined to criticize Islam (although you can see why a Muslim might find it offensive at times) it’s about two Indian muslims falling to their deaths from a plane, hijacked by SIKH terrorists, not Muslim terrorists. It’s about religion, love, hate, family relationships and the contrast between Bombay life vs London life. It’s a complex book so be warned, worth it though.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Shaghayegh Ghadery
- 2023-09-30
absolutely amazing!
both story and performance are amazing. highly recommended to read and listen at the same time.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 2020-08-21
Best reader yet.
I have listened to a number of audio books and the narrator here is the best one yet by far. amazing story.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-02-08
book drags on and never makes a point.
maybe I'm just missing something, but it seems like these surreal fantasy story lines that are happening in this book are just trite and mundane. I finished the whole novel and I really didn't get any enjoyment out of it. it has some slightly interesting story lines that I feel aren't fully explored and instead just end up being abandoned.
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- peter wing
- 2018-11-24
My second go at this classic.
I cannot now remember why I stopped reading this book some 20 years ago - I do remember that it seemed very wordy and I set it aside.
My book club selected it this fall so I tried the audiobook, beautifully brought to life by Sam Dastor. Parts were still challenging for me but I hugely enjoyed its rich prose and the humour of the characters. Strongly recommended.
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- Hermes
- 2019-07-13
Mohammed and a bunch of other crazy charcters
I bought this to hear the "high-flying cranes'" quote. This pre-Islamic goddess part of the Quran is mentioned in the book, but is certainly not the best part. Better is the retelling of numerous episodes in the life of the warlord-prophet who for some reason is transparently renamed 'Mahoond' even though those episodes are *obviously* about the famous personage. Likewise, central locations - Mecca and the Ka'ab are renamed. Better are the Indian and British of Indian descent characters in their upper middle class lives . Plus I liked the modern character who turned into Pan. Also South Asians dealing with racism in Britain (were the cops really so evil?) However, my absolute favourite part was the lengthy bits about 'hijab' (curtain), a brothel where the prostitutes took on the names of Mohammed's wives as a kind of fantasy of the powerless. Mohammed is portayed during the Meccan period sympathetically, with affection really, but as he becomes meglomaniac his own policies mock him. I do not know the Quran, Sira (biography of Mohammed) or Hadith well enough to know whether this is Islamic history or the author's imagination, but many sound familiar (such as the poet 'Baal' satirizing him and Mohammed's teen wife Ayesha being accused of impropriety.
The narrator is excellent when doing Indian and British accents, not bad at Caribbean, but horrible at most others, especially the totally unconvincing Canadian one and the American accent somehow bugged me.
The weakest part for me though wasn't the story being all over the place - Arabian peninsula and England, the moving back and forth from the seventh century and current (well late 19880s presumably). In fact I liked the 'two stories in one'. But the story just didn't grab me compared to say Faulkner or Robbins.
Rushdie's writing style is clever. Yet I am not sure I really like the story itself. I will try one of his other books such as 'Midnight's Children' which I saw as a TV (BBC?) version and DID like the content - a story set in the partition.
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- The Lichmeister
- 2019-01-30
One for the Ages
This is definitely one for the Ages! The narrator really brings the characters to life.
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- Rena
- 2022-09-06
Could Not Relate
After 6 hours of listening, I gave up. I struggled to figure out why because the writer is witty using language and descriptives I understood. What I think got me to stop was too much of his culture coming through and the lofty intellectual writing style- it left me both struggling to continue and bored at the same time. I like a subject I can relate to written in an engaging style that is down to earth. I haven’t read any of his other books; maybe they are more relatable. My hunch however is that writers from another culture can’t help but have their writing influenced by their background.
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- Evangaline
- 2023-06-28
Very Challenging Read
I have read a few of Salman Rushdie's books and enjoyed them. I admit that the main reason for reading this one is out of curiosity due to the controversy. Maybe this is not a good motive. I really had to force myself to try to get through this but had to give up. I don't usually do this but it became a chore to continue.
It's not that I objected to what the author was saying. I actually feel bad that the author has had to endure all that has happened to him as a result of writing this, but I just could not connect to it. At the risk of sounding like an idiot, I had to get a character guide to help plow through this surrealistic tome. I will read other books by Rushdie, but this one is just a no go for me.
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