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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “No surprises in this story... the telling has lots of twists but the turns are seen well in advance. A beautiful telling, nonetheless. Language so magical one forgives the predictable. Indian history, folklore and drama. I am not such a fool to take this fictional account as gospel, however I was...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Loved the beginning and the details of the Jews in Cochin. I had visited the synagogue on a previous trip to India. And the richly detailed business of the sopice trade etc... But along the way, the story got 'lost' and it started becoming tedious.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“The Moor's Last Sigh chronicles the events related to modern India. Positing deep conviction how India would be after independence, the violent, conflict-replete India, blighting the life of succeeding generation, that will in fact emerge. Prognostication about post independent India would be really violence riven and tempestuous because the doors of the Babri mosque at Ayodhya were battered down by crowds of fanatical Hindus. Manifesting the naked truth of India that is Hindu movement and fundamentalism, Sati Custom, Corruption, Poverty, and so on.”
Zameer A wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“trashy”
dorin d wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“medju omiljenima! (a nisam sigurna kad sam je procitala...)”
Tijana A wrote this review Tuesday, November 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Four siblings named Eena, Meena, Myna and Moor. A Jewish father, a South Indian catholic heiress mother. A handsome protagonist whose blessings in life are offset by the curse of an accelerated ageing eprocess. The Malabar coast, Bombay, the Alhambra in Spain. These are what awaits you when you read this book. This book constantly vies with Midnight's Children for for first place among my favourite Rushdie books. ”
Ibrahim H wrote this review Friday, November 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“its a great book... superlative language and humour... my first rushdie and i loved it”
george a wrote this review Tuesday, October 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not the storyline but the description for which you should read the book.
abhishek K wrote this review Saturday, October 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The author paints each sean in a very colourful way, words paint each scene in your mind. The charecter deliniation is very good. Auroroa, Belle, Uma all main female protagonists have their own space and the Moor fights between these spaces. Awesome book. ”
“ A richly textured fable that goes off the rails toward the end. Normally, I dislike the kind of book that feels it necessary to fill in decades of family history before the main character is even born but in this case Rushdie tells the family history which such verve, style and humor that it ends up overshadowing the main story. Once the narrator is born his story is less involving than that of his family and the ending doesn't bring the threads together into anything moving or profound. It is still a superior book and those that love wordplay over story will really like it but to others it may seem a dazzling exercise that never goes beyond an experimentation with the language. ”
Robephiles wrote this review Monday, August 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The word play in this novel was so funny; I remember laughing out loud while reading in the bathtub. Some of the female characters were just delightful.”
Kathy G wrote this review Tuesday, January 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The Moor’s Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie is a book with quite a bit of humor. At some points, it’s difficult to understand because they have some Portuguese language in there and it is hard to understand. The narrator, Moraes Zogoiby, is somewhat of a sarcastic character, and is very descriptive when he is talking about the obstacles he goes through. The narrator, the Moor, comes from a family that was in search for spices in India. The title actually comes from descendants of the narrator.Rushdie likes to write about history and came from a middle-class Muslim family. Actually, I like the idea that he likes to write about different kinds of religions. He even won several prizes and awards.”
Leydin S wrote this review Thursday, October 9 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Ok, well, here's the truth of the matter. I had a sexy dream once about Mr. Rushdie, and I took that as a sign that I should read his books. A couple of months ago, I bought this one and fell asleep about a third of the way through it. It fell down between the mattress and the headboard. It's still there.
Renee I wrote this review Wednesday, September 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Salmon Rushdie just wears me out, and not in the way I was dreaming about, either.
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