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December 18, 2007
Book
"White Teeth" vs. "Satanic Verses." Zadie Smith is better at story-telling, plot, character development, understanding women, writing. Salman Rushdie is better at big ideas, themes, research, magic, logic. Both books had their merits. "White Teeth" was more fun to read, but "Satanic Verses" was more thought-provoking. If Rushdie's writing were a bit stronger I'd think his book were for the ages.
When I picked up "White Teeth" on Saturday, I had no idea that it was written in direct response to "Satanic Verses," which I finished Friday. I didn't know what either was about until I read it. Strange, considering my relatively in-depth study of late 20th Century post-colonial literature.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at December 18, 2007 11:08 PM
Comments
I super duper love Rushdie, but not "Verses;" I think it's my least favorite of his. If you haven't I highly recommend "Midnight's Children," "The Moor's Last Sigh," "Fury," and "Shalimar the Clown."
Posted by: Cathy at December 19, 2007 06:30 AM
Well, I'm convinced. I'll give him another try.
Posted by: Courtney at December 19, 2007 09:42 AM