I never really understood his work, which I often found pedantic and contrived. He's definitely an excellent writer, but boy is he boring.I guess well-written isn't synonymous with enjoyable.
In appreciation of Salman Rushdie's joyous rock novel | Jacket Copy
Of all the problems Salman Rushdie has faced, being too critically beloved probably wouldn’t make the top 10. It does present some inconveniences, though -- the critical consensus is that he’ll never top "Midnight’s Children," his 1981 novel widely, and correctly, considered to be a masterpiece of the English language. As a result, he frequently gets the same criticism as so many rock musicians: "This is good, but I liked your earlier work better."
OK, so he's not, in all likelihood, going to top "Midnight’s Children"; few others will, either. But that's no reason to ignore, or look down on, his subsequent books, every single one of which is great in its own way. While his other books haven't been ignored, exactly -- "The Satanic Verses" tends to stick out in people's minds, because of ... well, you know -- but some didn’t get quite the attention they deserved. In 1999, he wrote what could well be the greatest rock 'n' roll novel of all time, and maybe the ... Full story
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