The Last King of Scotland by Giles Foden

The Last King of Scotland

Giles Foden

352 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction historical dark reflective tense slow-paced
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Shortly after his arrival in Uganda, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan is called to the scene of a bizarre accident: Idi Amin, careening down a dirt road in his red Maserati, has run over a cow. When Garrigan tends to Amin, the dictator, in his ob...

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Community Reviews

3.6
based on 368 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

tense: 53%

reflective: 46%

informative: 40%

adventurous: 33%

challenging: 20%

emotional: 20%

sad: 20%

funny: 6%

Pace

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

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
40% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

54% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

18% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

81% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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