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Old 09-27-2013, 11:41 AM   #17773
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I'm in the last stages of The Satanic Verses at the moment and I'm really enjoying it. I'll complete this novel before I continue on with anything else.
I finished this book a couple of days ago and I really enjoyed it. A melange of fables bleeding into a main story which also seemed a bit like a fable. I'm always left impressed after reading a Rushdie book, although I admit that I don't think I quite wrapped my head around quite a few things the author might have been saying.

I've also read another indie book called Bitter Orange by Marshall Moore. This is one for my review site and it's quite small - just under 200 pages. It's an interesting story, but the pacing is slow enough for the first 80% of the book that I thought I was dealing with something allegorical or metaphorical, when at the very end, the story suddenly became quite literal and fantastical. Furthermore, it ended in a way that made the whole book feel like a short story. You know those stories that end like a question mark?

I'm thinking 3 - 3.5 stars because it really wasn't bad and I didn't dislike it.

Next up is another indie work. This time it's Noah's Ark by Andrew J Morgan. I believe it's in the Dystopian/Post-Apocalyptic zone. I'm taking a bit of a risk with this one because I didn't read the sample before agreeing to review it. It could either be a pleasant surprise - or an unpleasant surprise. Wish me luck!
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