The next book to be read for the Banned Book Club is called The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. I'm about half way through and am, so far, enjoying the book.
The story can be confusing at times, especially at the beginning. It also jumps around a little in the timeline, so by the time you've figured out what's going on, it's switched again. However, despite that, I am enjoying it.
It starts out with the main characters falling out of the plane and it leaves them there to go on to their respective childhoods and formative years. It also explains about how they ended up on the plane in the first place, and about the terrorists who end up denotating a bomb onboard. It then jumps to a desert town where water is evil and considered the destroyer; in this town there is a Messanger by the name of Mahound who has been consulting with an angel, Gibreel. The story then takes us back to where the two main characters have landed, unharmed, upon a beach in England and meet an elderly woman. Gibreel stays with her and Saladin is arrested. At this point, Gibreel has a halo and Saladin has grown horns and hooves. Both eventually make their way back to their respective homes in London proper.
Like I said, a little confusing. However, because the story jumps around so much, I find myself compelled to keep reading on, to know how they got to that point. How did Gibreel end up being an angel in the middle of nowhere when he's currently living in London? And whatever happened to Saladin? See, now I'll have to keep reading to find out!
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