The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie

The Moor's Last Sigh

Salman Rushdie

435 pages first pub 1995 (view editions)

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The Moor's Last Sigh is ideal for readers who relish intricate, layered narratives steeped in cultural and familial legacies, blending history’s weight with the playful absurdity of human folly.

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Mine is the story of the fall from grace of a high-born crossbreed: me, Moraes Zogoiby, called “Moor” for most of my life, the only male heir to the spice-trade-‘n’-big-business millions of the da Gama-Zogoiby dynasty of Cochin, and of my banishme...

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Community Reviews

3.86
based on 975 reviews

Moods

reflective: 67%

challenging: 60%

adventurous: 50%

dark: 47%

funny: 47%

mysterious: 41%

emotional: 39%

sad: 30%

tense: 28%

informative: 19%

inspiring: 10%

hopeful: 8%

lighthearted: 2%

relaxing: 2%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
62% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

5% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
52% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

69% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

82% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

84% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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