Comments on: Review: Sea of Poppies, Amitav Ghosh

By: Review: River of Smoke, Amitav Ghosh « Jenny's Books

Review: River of Smoke, Amitav Ghosh « Jenny's Books — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:05:06 +0000

[…] last, at last! I absolutely loved Sea of Poppies when I read it last summer, and I have been babbling about it a lot since then, especially when in […]

By: mohit

mohit — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:12:40 +0000

Must be an enjoyable read Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh. loved the way you wrote it. I find your review very genuine and orignal, this book is going in by "to read" list.

By: Fiona

Fiona — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 14:14:51 +0000

I’m so glad you enjoyed this books. I loved it too and can’t wait until the next one comes out – this year as well I can’t remember the date but I’m gonna be on it! I might need to re-read Sea of Poppies first though. I read it in 2009. It’ the third book by Ghosh I read and by far my favourite. I really enjoyed The Hungry Tide and The Glass Palace as well, but I think you can tell that Ghosh really enjoyed writing Sea of Poppies because it didn’t quite feel like his other two. He’s very good I think, at providing a sort of history lesson, or teaching you something new – but in a way that makes the book more interesting. The history lesson in Sea of Poppies felt much more integrated with the characters and plot then in his others.

I wish there’d been a proper glossary for all the confusing sea language. To begin with I wasn’t sure if I was gonna like it as I had absolutely no idea what was going on. It felt a bit like a journey in itself getting through that but I loved how I came to understand at least a bit of what was being said by the end.

By: Wrapping up 2010 « Jenny's Books

Wrapping up 2010 « Jenny's Books — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 20:32:15 +0000

[…] because I didn’t expect ever to be able to get hold of it. Also Amitav Ghosh’s gorgeous Sea of Poppies, which at first blush appeared intimidatingly and unlovably long and confusing. It was not. I would […]

By: Patti's Pages

Patti's Pages — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:07:43 +0000

I reviewed this book on my blog, too, but didn’t like it nearly as well. I loved your comment about boundaries, by the way. I’m not in a dither about the next installments, though. I’d like to know what happens, but, like you, I have so many other books to read.

By: South Central Asian Authors « Diversify Your Reading

South Central Asian Authors « Diversify Your Reading — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:46:46 +0000

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By: rebeccareid

rebeccareid — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 01:06:14 +0000

I am almost convinced to give this book a try: something long and epic and sweeping. Except, I am realizing I don’t like series books. I don’t like finishing a book only to find I’m not really done with a story. I don’t want there to be an unwritten epilogue– I just want a book to be complete and satisfying as is….So maybe this isn’t for me.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:47:53 +0000

In reply to Nishita. I can understand. I'll probably wait to read the second book until a while after it comes out, so that other people can read it first and tell me if it ends on a cliffhanger. If so I'll wait until all three are written. I am not a big fan of suspense.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:46:15 +0000

In reply to Jenny. Fraid not. It was this book about the British women during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.

By: Mumsy

Mumsy — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:00:48 +0000

In reply to Jenny. I've got the book-in-the-bed symbolism! To paraphrase St. Augustine, your heart is restless until it rests in a story. (It WAS fiction, I hope? Otherwise, my symbolism limps.)