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Title: Haroun, a book to read to my children... someday
Review: Aaaah... Rushdie, a man of such wit and controversy. And I know nothing of it (yet), save for his gift for whisking me back to the warmth of simple tales when the world was just picture books and rhymes. Haroun, Rashid, and their Ocean of Notions kept a smile on my face the whole way through. There are two ways to read this book. First as a child, appreciate it for being a lush and engrossing tale. As an adult, you can draw some heady musings on authoritarian rule and freedom of creativity and learn the context in which Rushdie wrote this book. The bad guy is a sniveling, talentless bureaucrat? Brilliant! Now I gotta crack those Satanic Verses...
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