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I'm usually a huge fan of Rushdie and, with so many stars accredited to him with this novel, I thought I'd love this one too. But I'm bored. I'm 100 pages in and it's becoming a chore to read it. Shall I persevere or give up? I hate giving up but it's a long book to keep persevering with if it's going to be a struggle to read. What do you guys think?

Claudio I've started the book twice and was pretty launched in it, but twice I gave up. Somehow, in the middle, it kind of loses you, don't it? I think it's t…moreI've started the book twice and was pretty launched in it, but twice I gave up. Somehow, in the middle, it kind of loses you, don't it? I think it's the barocque language and some inaction back in the clown/circus phase. It's a great story, though.
I'll give it another try soon.

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