Brain Pain discussion

This discussion covers Book Two, The fisherman’s pointing finger thru My tenth birthday, p. 165 – 287


After having his balls frozen by the snakes and ladders of Indian politics, Ahmed Sinai’s wife greases the palms of justice with her pony-playing prowess and restores Ahmed’s assets, but alas, his balls may never be warm again. After the vision of the Black Mango, Saleem hears the voices of the Archangels and his father smacks him into a new green-sharded guardedness. Gaining control over his private radio station, Saleem becomes a clock tower tourist. Evie rolls into town and Saleem hears the here-I-am signals. Crashing into the crowd, little Saleem incites a riot. On his 10th birthday, Saleem creates the M.C.C.


To avoid spoilers, please restrict your comments to page 1 - 287

I love your synopses Jim. One big reveal in this section regarding his parentage that I thought was pretty interesting then just left to lie. Rushdie seems to have a lot less cynical style than most of the books I've been reading lately.

I agree, a great synopsis! It really struck me reading this section of the book, today, just how masterful the writing is. Rushdie weaves through and bounces around so many strands without mislaying a single thread. I am totally immersed in the story now. The obvious foreshadowing technique he uses throughout ("...who later, will") has me hooked. I look forward to unravelling the storylines so I can see how all those captivating little tidbits come to fruition. It's a fun puzzle of sorts, and I like puzzles!