Midnight’s children by Salman Rushdie
the story - Midnight's Children is about Saleem Sinai, who is born exactly at midnight on August 15, 1947 the moment India becomes independent. He later discovers that he and the other children born in the first hour of independence have special powers, with his own being the ability to communicate with them. As Saleem grows up, his life is shaped by family secrets, love, loss, and major political events like wars and the Emergency. The novel mixes history with magic and fantasy to show how Saleem's personal journey mirrors the story of modern India, exploring themes of identity, destiny, and the impact of history on ordinary people.
why I liked it - this book sold itself to me solely on the basis of prose! It’s a beautiful beautifu book. Even at those points where I’m not fully engaged I cpuld continue that’s how evocative and vivid the prose is. also, I usually do not enjoy magical realism but here it worked for me to an extent