Midnight's Children is like The Lord of the Rings for people who like modern literature. It's no more silly or obscure than LOTR. The postmodernists call it "p

Midnight's Children is like The Lord of the Rings for people who like modern literature. It's no more silly or obscure than LOTR. The postmodernists call it "post-colonial magical realism", because they can't admit that it's just fantasy written by a good author (who writes very pretty prose) who likes character development more than sword-fights. Think of "the literary establishment" as Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons. Don't let their posturing put you off.