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I'll read these posts once I've finished (about 70% through), but my observations currently are:
The writing in this is lovely and (as I've mentioned before) whimsical. This is very in character with other Rushdie books I've read and I think it makes reading him enjoyable.
What Rushdie is trying to do with this playful narrative is a little difficult to discern if you don't understand what he's playing on. There's a truck load of cultural and religious references that I think you probably need to have at least a basic understanding of to really "get" where he's going. I actually don't, which I think is going to hamper my ability to comprehend and discuss his message. I don't really have the required enthusiasm to read up on the legends, folklore and religious tenets involved in the making of the story, so I'm responding to the book on a more superficial level.
Even losing that depth of understanding, I'm actually enjoying all the bizarre and fantastical stories being told. I feel somewhat like I'm lost in Aesop's Fables or similar as I'm reading.
I'll see what more I can contribute once I've completed the novel.
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