Knife
Knife by Salman Rushdie is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Guardian, for a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedRushdie's account of the 2022 stabbing attack refuses two easy modes, both the pure survival narrative and the political manifesto, in favor of something closer to sustained meditation, moving between the visceral mechanics of his recovery and long-standing questions about art, threat, and free expression that have shadowed his career since the fatwa. Reviewers have noted how deliberately he holds back from making the book primarily about his attacker, choosing instead to dwell on the people who saved his life.
In the press
“Rushdie's triumph is not to be other: despite his terrible injuries and the threat he still lives under, he remains incorrigibly himself”
The Guardian
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Guardian | 0.85 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.59 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.59 → 13 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Knife on?
Knife appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Guardian.
What is its Consensus Score?
Knife has a Consensus Score of 13 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.