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Quichotte by Salman Rushdie
4.0
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BOOK REVIEW
[Quichotte] A man quests through the United States, reality, and fantasy to find his Beloved.
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WHAT I LIKED
Rushdie’s tomes often include a level of self-awareness. The stories realize when they are satires, allegories, or allusions. This plot takes story self-awareness to another level. Not quite at Inkheart’s level, but enough that characters question the plot just as often as the reader. Rushdie questions the lines between reality and fantasy through reality (the actual readers’ experience) and fantasy (his characters’ experience). I particularly enjoyed his commentary on television’s impact on American culture. How much of American culture is created by what we seen on television? Movies are one of the US’s main exports! Fun fact that’s not a spoiler, its the true: there used to be no norm jewel for wedding rings. Diamonds became the norm through jewelry seller’s advertisements in the 1940s. The opioid crisis and racial tensions after 9/11 were my other favorite themes.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
Normally, Rushdie is a high rating from me. This is unfortunately my least favorite read by him so far. There were so many allegories and cultural references that they started to take away from my overall enjoyment. I felt like much of the plot is simply told to the reader. I didn’t have many opportunities to live through the character’s eyes. I wanted more showing.
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Quichotte (by Salman Rushdie) ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️4/5
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Favorite Pages: 89, 113, 149, 185, 188, 217, 236, 293, 296, 341, 343
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BOOK REVIEW
[Quichotte] A man quests through the United States, reality, and fantasy to find his Beloved.
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WHAT I LIKED
Rushdie’s tomes often include a level of self-awareness. The stories realize when they are satires, allegories, or allusions. This plot takes story self-awareness to another level. Not quite at Inkheart’s level, but enough that characters question the plot just as often as the reader. Rushdie questions the lines between reality and fantasy through reality (the actual readers’ experience) and fantasy (his characters’ experience). I particularly enjoyed his commentary on television’s impact on American culture. How much of American culture is created by what we seen on television? Movies are one of the US’s main exports! Fun fact that’s not a spoiler, its the true: there used to be no norm jewel for wedding rings. Diamonds became the norm through jewelry seller’s advertisements in the 1940s. The opioid crisis and racial tensions after 9/11 were my other favorite themes.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
Normally, Rushdie is a high rating from me. This is unfortunately my least favorite read by him so far. There were so many allegories and cultural references that they started to take away from my overall enjoyment. I felt like much of the plot is simply told to the reader. I didn’t have many opportunities to live through the character’s eyes. I wanted more showing.
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Quichotte (by Salman Rushdie) ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️4/5
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Favorite Pages: 89, 113, 149, 185, 188, 217, 236, 293, 296, 341, 343
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