Michael Klaas
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Rushdie tackles the story of his own brutalization at the hands of an unhinged attacker with his trademark brilliance, wit, and humility. He sticks to the topic at hand well in this book, straying from the knife attack and its aftermath only to provide context relevant to the attack and his recovery. It's a remarkable read both for its account of the attack and the thoughtfulness of Rushdie's own reflections on what that attack meant and how it has affected his life.
I've come away respecting Salman Rushdie even more than I did previously, which was already quite a lot.
Rushdie tackles the story of his own brutalization at the hands of an unhinged attacker with his trademark brilliance, wit, and humility. He sticks to the topic at hand well in this book, straying from the knife attack and its aftermath only to provide context relevant to the attack and his recovery. It's a remarkable read both for its account of the attack and the thoughtfulness of Rushdie's own reflections on what that attack meant and how it has affected his life.
I've come away respecting Salman Rushdie even more than I did previously, which was already quite a lot.
