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Summary: Sentences that go on and on and on and on....
Review: This is the first book I've read by the author and whereas I agree that he's definitely got something here, it is my humble opinion, which may not count for too much but is very important to me, that he is rather more in love with words than content and it is also my opinion that he could have ...well...you get the idea....
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Summary: read Salman
Review: swi11iams - that is one of the most spot-on reviews of Salman Rushie I've read. This is a book I had to make myself read slowly because I ust didn't want it to end. The story, characters and of course the prose are all delicious.
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Summary: Messin' With Your Mind
Review: Even if you only read the first chapter I think you can grasp half of what it is to read Salman Rushdie. His artistic and compelling prose... the story aside is quite compelling even if you never finish the book. I did finish the book and admittedly I am fairly new to Rushdie and have little overall critical sense of his work (possibly a good thing) but I have many good things to say about this particular book. But the most interesting thing I can say is that it messes with your mind. I have yet to grasp the full meaning of Rushdie's intentions but I actually found myself overwhelmed by the books closing chapters. Arranged as a folk story type historical myth the book contains a sense of destiny and propriety. I was always expecting the narrator Moraes Zogoiby (Moor) to reach his fulfillment in some greater plot somehow tying up his uncanny double-speed rate of growth. But in the end the book apparently closing not happy but satisfying and destined ending becomes a bloodfilled tragedy. The scale of which is startling. It is this seeming transformation that I find most striking and hence positive in the book. In my opinion anyway... you are welcome to disagreeafy with me.
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Summary: Exuberant prose
Review: Rushdie, like Nabokov and Joyce, musters an acute sense of the sound of words. While character development tends to fall prey to thematic exposition, the joy of listening to his words spill out from the page (one can't read "The Moor's Last Sigh" without hearing it) propels the story to its breathless conclusion.
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Summary: Tedious
Review: This book, like most of Rushdie's writings, has nice parts but it doesn't jell. Rushdie's writing is pitched at a variety of consitituencies: the PC crowd, the feminists, and so on. But great writing cannot emerge without a strong focus and consistency in purpose. I re-read this book last night and was sorely disappointed. I'd say that `Satanic Verses' is Rushdie's best book.While Rushdie plays to the gallery he has alienated most spectators. The Muslims are mad with him for SV, the non-Muslims think he is insincere when he says he is still a Muslim.
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Summary: Incredible novel, but...
Review: ...what's the significance of every female figure in the novel having a violent death? Uma, Aurora, Minnie, Ina, Carmen, Aoi Ue all perish while the men in the novel grow fat and live long lives? Just wondering if Rushdie has retained the misogynist attitude of his countrymen...
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Summary: The one you remember is AurorA. All the others are the same
Review: It is pity that Rushdie load on this novel so much political idias, historical facts,social eavents. I like very much the way Rushdie discribe the gigantic women Aurora.Why Abraham must be so cruel?
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Summary: Beautifully written prose about the rich history of India
Review: India was a Portugese colony for 400 years. The Moores of Spain and the Portugese settlers had a tremendeous influence on India. The Indian Jewish history is both rich and very tempestous. This is an enriching book.
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Summary: Amazing !!!
Review: Salman Rushdie can easily be regarded as the best contemporary writer in English. His mastery over the language, his play of words and his writing skills are enviable. The Moor's Last Sigh is a must read for every Rushdie lover. His unique way of story telling, description of characters and the settings makes this book 'unputdownable' and very readable. Highly recommended.
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Summary: work of art
Review: brilliant...blend of fiction and fantasy, a work of art. the uncanny ability to make you suspend your left brain logic is pure genius.
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