Samarcanda by Amin Maalouf

Samarcanda

Amin Maalouf with Marília Scalzo (Translator)

352 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative slow-paced
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 Saberia o juiz que com aquele gesto, com aquelas palavras, dava vida a um dos segredos mais bem guardados da história das letras? Que seria preciso esperar oito séculos até que o mundo descobrisse a sublime poesia de Omar Khayyam, até que seu Rub...

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Community Reviews

4.01
based on 885 reviews

Moods

informative: 71%

adventurous: 68%

reflective: 43%

mysterious: 28%

challenging: 25%

emotional: 23%

inspiring: 23%

tense: 8%

dark: 6%

sad: 5%

relaxing: 1%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

32% of readers chose Plot
42% of readers chose A mix
26% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

22% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

71% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

82% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

18% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
55% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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