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Loading... Haroun and the Sea of Stories (original 1990; edition 1990)by Salman Rushdie
Work InformationHaroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie (1990)
  
Best books about books (132) » 14 more Books Read in 2022 (1,416) Books Read in 2023 (2,250) Books Read in 2018 (2,105) Books Read in 2015 (2,890) A Novel Cure (404) No current Talk conversations about this book. 4.5 🌟s. My first read by Salman Rushdie won't be my last. I went in soft for the #AuthoraMonth challenge on Litsy and did not come away disappointed. Children's story be damned; I loved it for reminding me of how important stories are in our lives. It made me feel triumphant for teaching my students about the archetypal story pattern of all our lives: The Hero's Quest and that every story is the same story told in infinite variations. Thank you, Mr. Rushdie. (  ) crabbyabbe | Aug 12, 2023 |  Journeying through this novel was a weird and wonderfully humorous escape. In many ways, it took me back to when I fell in love with The Phantom Tollbooth, much as this may be more geared towards adults and that one wasn't. The humor here was so bubbling and natural to the story, the comparison was automatic, and many of Rushdie's images from this one will stay with me for years to come. I can't say it lived up to the longer works I've loved from him, but that's a high high bar, and I'm still very much looking forward to delving into the next work in this series. Recommended. ( ) whitewavedarling | Jun 25, 2023 | I am surprised by how much I disliked it. So bloated with whimsy and forced fanciful wonder that all charm and meaning are choked to death. (  ) 3Oranges | Jun 24, 2023 | I am the Walrus (  ) Elko | Nov 2, 2022 | A fast, fun read in the form of adventures, heroes, romance and humanity. All about the need for freedom to create and tell our storie without censure. Bookish59 | Aug 4, 2022 |
". . . [a] remarkable new children's book . . . [T]he experiences that lie behind 'Haroun and the Sea of Stories' are nearly as fantastic as anything in the tale. . . . full of comic energy and lively verbal invention." Is contained inContainsHas as a student's study guideHas as a teacher's guideAwardsNotable Lists
The author of The Satanic Verses returns with his most humorous and accessible novel yet. This is the story of Haroun, a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name. When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid, Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print. No library descriptions found. |
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