Midnight's Children
Registered by engelsman of Leiden, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on 1/23/2022
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
Sorry, this is an older edition, so the cover art doesn't match the picture.
The blurb at amazon.co.uk reads:
I read this years ago, before BookCrossing, and remember it as being a very interesting story, about aspects of life in India and its partition into the new Pakistan about which I knew nothing. But it's also a bit of a weird book, all of these children having this telepathic link that both unites and divides them. I enjoyed it.
This is #714 on the https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-books-you-must-read-2018 list
The blurb at amazon.co.uk reads:
Born at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a special child. However, this coincidence of birth has consequences he is not prepared for: telepathic powers connect him with 1,000 other 'midnight's children' all of whom are endowed with unusual gifts. Inextricably linked to his nation, Saleem's story is a whirlwind of disasters and triumphs that mirrors the course of modern India at its most impossible and glorious
I read this years ago, before BookCrossing, and remember it as being a very interesting story, about aspects of life in India and its partition into the new Pakistan about which I knew nothing. But it's also a bit of a weird book, all of these children having this telepathic link that both unites and divides them. I enjoyed it.
This is #714 on the https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-books-you-must-read-2018 list
Journal Entry 2 by engelsman at - Ergens in Leiden in Leiden, Zuid-Holland Netherlands on Sunday, January 23, 2022
Released 2 yrs ago (1/23/2022 UTC) at - Ergens in Leiden in Leiden, Zuid-Holland Netherlands
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
to be left somewhere in Leiden during a socially distanced walk with friends