Step Across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002 Audiobook

" My introduction to Rushdie. I heard him read from this book on Book TV (CSPAN 2), and was intrigued. I had dismissed him before this, and I was frankly blown away by his insight and wry humor. He wonderfully describes those frontiers in which we interact and struggle to live along the borders of our lives. I will read everything this man writes. He is gifted and amazing, and expect that one day the world will recognize him as he deserves: as a Nobel laureate for literature. "

" It's fun to read Step Across This Line, because you get a glimpse of where Rushdie's ideas come from. If you've read The Ground Beneath Her Feet, you'll recognize entire chapters, fictionalized more or less directly from episodes in his life. "

" While this collection of essays and op-ed pieces is nowhere near as entrancing as his fiction, Rushdie talks a lot of sense. I am very excited to learn he is working on his memoirs! "

" The essay about 'The Wizard of Oz' in this book makes me so happy. Overall it's a good sampling of Rushdie's nonfiction work, which gives some insight to the man behind the more fantasy driven fiction he produces. "

" I've been meaning to read Rushdie for a while and thought a non-fiction anthology would be a good primer to get a feel for the author. I do thing thing whereupon reading a book that has been hyped too much to me or overexposed, I can't help having the book reviewers, magazine articles, and people's comments in my head while reading. Instead of diving straight into Rushdie's most-known works, I thought I'd take a little side trip. This book did not disappoint, though I had to look up some of the details of his personal life to which he referred in the book. "

" I found this collection of essays thought provoking and well written. "

" Rushdie is undoubtedly among the greatest living prose. The issues of transgression and boundaries are called upon in his collection of essays,speeches,and columns.As a virgin to Rushdie's work,his words perforated my core and left me thirsting for more. "

" Rushdie is one of the world's most brilliant minds and this is a breathtaking collection of his essays, some of the most interesting works I have ever read. "

" Rushdie's writing is great be it fiction or essays... "

" Collection of essays, long one on Wizard of Oz, some post 9/11, a surprising one Turner's frontier thesis. "

" Really great stuff that ties in pop culture (rap, Disney, current authors & film directors) and applies it to the big issues (terrorism, cultural and national boundaries, fear). "

" Fabulous. Best thing I'd read then in a while. "

" alternated between being really good and kinda 'eh'. "

" The greatest book to give a new graduate. "

" A wonderful books of essays by the great writer, touching on a wide range of topics from fatwas (he's an expert) to the Wizard of Oz. "

" A wonderful collection of essays. Of course I have not finished everything, but this is not a kind of book to finish in one reading anyway. "

" An enlightening, hilarious, and somewhat self-indulgent collection of essays that allows us to peer inside Salman Rushdie's brilliance. Inspired me to reach beyond 'Midnight's Children' and 'Satanic Verses'. "

" refreshing direction for a true iconoclast. though nonfiction, typical rushdieisms find their way into the structure. allegories of borders, man made and otherwise. both current and timeless. "

" A brilliant mind and an excellent writer "

" I have fallen in love with Rushdie.The more i read his books the more I get addicted to him "

" Personally, I enjoyed his nonfiction much more than his fiction. I enjoyed his essay on being a soccer fan the most. :o) "

" Collection of essays that reflect on the events of our world. "

" Personally, I enjoyed his nonfiction much more than his fiction. I enjoyed his essay on being a soccer fan the most. :o) "

" Collection of essays, long one on Wizard of Oz, some post 9/11, a surprising one Turner's frontier thesis. "

" A wonderful books of essays by the great writer, touching on a wide range of topics from fatwas (he's an expert) to the Wizard of Oz. "

" interesting interpretation/explanation on Wizard of Oz, his writing style is unconventional compared to most middle eastern authors that i have read. this book are of his essays and other things. his essay "Imagine, There is no Heaven" is by far my favorite. "

" This is a collection of essays by Salman Rushdie that span many years and topics. I listened to the book on tape, and it made for a very interesting and often entertaining listen. "

" Best is the analysis of Wizard of Oz from postcolonial perspective--amazing and still so relevant in our redefining of America. He is a man's man, though, and the best a woman reader can hope for is abstracted sympathy. "

" I have fallen in love with Rushdie.The more i read his books the more I get addicted to him "

" Love the Auction of the Ruby Slippers story... that's the reason I picked up this one. "

" This collection opens with an interminable, overreaching, boring essay on the Wizard of Oz and closes with a smart, insightful, wide-ranging essay on the idea frontier. The filler in between is mediocre and mostly about what it's like to be Salman Rushdie. Snap. "

" Fabulous. Best thing I'd read then in a while. "