The Moor's Last Sigh

If you read nothing else in your life...

read this book. This book is beautifully written! It is one of those novels that takes you physically into its world, so much so that you can smell the spices. This book is not for the person who wants a straight plot based story. There are layers to this book, to its characters and to its setting. I don't enjoy reading books that just tell reader's something, rather this is a book that shows you the direction and then leaves you to interpret events and make a decision. A truly amazing book. I highly recommend this book to anyone trying to break out of the norm and read something that will make you a different person

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Stunning and unforgettable

It took me a long time to finally finish this book, but that was because I couldn't get past the first 50 pages each time I tried to read it, but after having read the next 400 odd pages in the past few weeks, I have to say this book is magnificent. It is really beautifully written with such inventive language. Like other Rushdie books I've read (TSV), they are a bit hard to get into at the very beginning but once you get going, nothing will stop you from finishing this incredible tale.

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Stunning

The best book I have ever read. The combination of the author's creativity with his use of the English language are breathtaking.

challenging but worthwhile

salman rushdie's the moor's last sigh is definitely a must read to anyone looking for an intelligent yet entertaining book. a little bit challenging but worthwhile.

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Tedious!

Rushdie writes without a focus, like a copywriter who is stringing episodes together to make a certain number of pages. It has interesting parts but it doesn't come together, as is the case with most of Rushdie's books. I found it very hard to plough through this one! It is just boring!!