A little slow in places, but blending folklore, fantasy, and reality, in typical Rushdie fashion, you'll find extensively developed characters and intricately woven storylines. If you're new to Rushdie, prep for a lot of info thrown at you quickly, often in the form of paragraph-long sentences.

"When Alice fell down the rabbit hole, it was an accident, but when she stepped through the looking glass, it was of her own free will, and a braver deed by far. So it was with Jimmy K. He had no control over the wormhole's first appearance... But on this second night, he made a choice."