Midnight's Children update

[khiemtran]

I've just reached the end of "Book One" (the first 150 pages), at which point, I shall scream with both rage and joy at the narrator's latest plot twist. (Such is the strength of Saleem Sinai's character, there's never any question that these are his twists and not Rushdie's.) I wish I could write a character half as vivid as Padma and all we've heard so far is her interjections.

It's also interesting how many resonances there are with Ruchir Joshi's The Last Jet Engine Laugh. I wonder if Joshi was directly influenced by Rushdie, or if they both drew on a common source.