#100: Midnight's Children (6)

I'm still not quite done with Midnight's Children, but will definitely have it finished by the end of tomorrow, if not by lunch tomorrow. I was trying to rush myself a bit and I've decided not to do that anymore. I know I won't get all 100 books read in one year, so there's not point in trying- especially when I'm trying to enjoy this endeavor and get more out of it than just running through the pages.

Question of the day:

• From litlovers.com: "how much affection is there between fathers and sons" in this novel? "Why is Saleem so drawn to father-figures?" Although there may be more to come, "what does (Saleem) gain from" his real father and the adopted fathers he's had so far (through the chapter titled "Movements Performed by Pepperpots")?

Quote of the day:

• "A death makes the living see themselves too clearly; after they have been in its presence, they become exaggerated" (p. 203).
  

Vocabulary of the day:

• perfidy: treachery; betrayal of trust; violation of promise or vow (p. 245 and many other times in Book 2)
• atavistic: to resemble one's grandparents or great-grandparents more than one's parents (p. 281)
  
• solipsistic: with consideration only for one's own interest (p. 291)