Has anyone read The Satanic Verses?
I picked up a great condition hardback copy today for next to nothing.
I don't think I was followed home.
It's beautiful. I don't know enough about Islam to be able to pick out the bits that were particularly offensive to god-botherers but the book as a whole, the characters, the character development, the setting, the writing, the atmosphere is unlike anything I've read from the last century. One of those books you can read with someone, reading out a sentence and talking about it for five minutes, then reading another sentence. Incredibly rich book. Take your time over it, it's so rewarding.
It's beautiful. I don't know enough about Islam to be able to pick out the bits that were particularly offensive to god-botherers but the book as a whole, the characters, the character development, the setting, the writing, the atmosphere is unlike anything I've read from the last century. One of those books you can read with someone, reading out a sentence and talking about it for five minutes, then reading another sentence. Incredibly rich book. Take your time over it, it's so rewarding.