Comments on: wrath

By: Dan Kauffman

Dan Kauffman — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 11:42:20 +0000

“Somebody explain this to me. How do you carry out a fatwah with bamboo, straw and an old Armani suit. I just dont get it, Iâ€™m afraid.”

By burning an effigy?

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:36:38 +0000

Somebody explain this to me. How do you carry out a fatwah with bamboo, straw and an old Armani suit. I just dont get it, I’m afraid.

By: carolita

carolita — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 01:12:16 +0000

Well, I still think it was a stinker. I like magical realism, when it’s Marquez, but I did not like Rushdie. Just a matter of taste, I guess. I still can’t remember a darned thing about any of the books I’ve read of his. Which surprises even me. I draw a total blank, and only remember being annoyed that I spent so much time reading them by the time I reached the last page and threw them in the trash or gave them to models I roomed with.

By: Lewy

Lewy — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 23:22:49 +0000

Well, I would have to say I couldnt disagree more – I thought the book was brilliant – its symbolically interwoven sideplots are etched into my mind forever – it was a somewhat painful process (the etching) in which I went blind for a short while, but it was worth it.
Seriously though, its a great introduction to the genre of magical realism — I’d highly recommend it for anyone who has the attention span to deal with a 900 page book.
And yes, its true, a thank you to the advertisers is neccessary, without their publicising I might never have read it.

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Freunde der offenen Gesellschaft » links for 2007-06-21 — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 02:25:49 +0000

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By: carolita

carolita — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:07:50 +0000

Hey, I read that book, and my only objection to Rushdie getting any honors at all is that he isn’t a good writer! I don’t remember a thing about anything I’ve read of his, which is really saying something. I mean, I’ve read books in latin and ancient french which have impressed me more. I think Rushdie is the Forrest Gump of literature. (I hated that movie, too! I always said it predicted George Bush and the decline of western civilisation!)

By: Markk

Markk — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:33:38 +0000

The free publicity thing is so true. No doubt The Satanic Verses sales will skyrocket because of this knighthood controversy.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:16:49 +0000

or should that be burn “someone”

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:14:41 +0000

I think effigy burning is a national passtime in Pakistan , there is no international cricket being played at the moment , so they gotta burn something !!!

By: sean

sean — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:39:22 +0000

Personally I don’t see how anyone being given a knighthood by this pointless monarchy of ours has even the slightest bit of importance to do with anything =\

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:30:48 +0000

How true. I hadn’t heard of Rushdie until ‘The Satanic Verses’ and all the Iranian death threats started. Ironic to think that the fatwah is in all probability a major influence in his popularity as an author and thereby has contributed to his getting a knighthood.

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:06:32 +0000

Amazing that Blair let Rushdie on to the list!

Let’s hope Charles is not doing the knighting: I wouldn’t put a sword, Salman Rushdie and the self-titled ‘defender of faith’ in the same room.