Book Review: Haroun and the Sea of Stories

I liked Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie very much because he fills it with action, intrigue and excitement.

Haroun is a child of a storyteller. Haroun's mother runs away with another man. After his mother ran away, Haroun's father suddenly ran out of stories to tell. To cheer his father up, Haroun asks a coach driver to bring his father to the Valley of K. The valley's view will make anyone who sees it happy. After a while, Haroun finds out that his father's subscription of Story Water has run out and he tries to renew it.

Haroun is helped by Butt and Iff, a hoopoe (a kind of bird) and a water genie, respectively. Haroun has to experience a lot of adventures in order to achieve his goal.

It's a happy ending! In order to fill in all the missing bits like why did Haroun's mother run away, you'll have to read the book yourself. I strongly recommend this for all ages.

Salman Rushdie wrote this book for his son Zafar. There's a companion book called Luka and the Fire of Life, which I haven't read yet. After I have read the second book, I might review it.