Comments on: River of Smoke, Amitav Ghosh

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Flood of Fire, Amitav Ghosh - Reading the End — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:40:10 +0000

[…] trilogied, Amitav Ghosh’s The Ibis Trilogy, of which the first two were Sea of Poppies and River of Smoke (both excellent). In the sense that it got the band back together (sort of) and shifted the […]

By: Jenny

Jenny — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 13:10:00 +0000

In reply to David Hanson. Hahahaha, yes, I suppose it would be nice if we could count on regular releases of series books. But I suppose authors can't manage it, especially in a series that demands as much research as this one must do.

By: Melissa @ i swim for oceans

Melissa @ i swim for oceans — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 02:05:28 +0000

I’ve yet to read either title, though both are on my TBR. Honestly, I have a weak spot for historical books (when I manage to read for pleasure rather than reviewing), and they sound fabulous! Brilliant review 🙂

By: David Hanson

David Hanson — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 01:36:12 +0000

It was 3 years ago that I read Sea of Poppies.So long that I have little recall for the characters.

Like you I waited and wondered when part 2 might arrive.Was in a book store and picked it up then put it down.Later I was at the library and put my name on the reserve list.Figure I can wait a bit longer as I am #8 and save some bucks.

You would think an author would have the story fairly well thought put when starting trilogy and would issue them with a bit more regularity.
???

By: Jodie

Jodie — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:40:02 +0000

Teehee indeed 🙂

By: Nymeth

Nymeth — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:07:12 +0000

Reviewing sequels is indeed hard, but I’m glad people do it because it reminds me that I really need to read the first book. Which is what you did here 😛

By: Vasilly

Vasilly — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:53:48 +0000

Don’t slap me but I haven’t read Sea of Poppies yet! I know, I know I need to change that soon. 😉

By: Kailana

Kailana — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 10:06:26 +0000

I have been meaning to read Sea of Poppies for a while, but haven’t got around to it yet. I have had it out from the library a couple times, but the timing was never right. With this book being out, I am getting reminded again that I really need to read that book!

By: Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:18:59 +0000

I’m just over halfway through my Sea of Poppies reread on audio, and then I’ll get to River of Smoke. I am distressed to hear that the characters don’t get to be all together! I got the impression too from another review that one of my very favorite characters (Zachary) doesn’t appear much, but that seems weird because he’s so important in Sea of Poppies. I’m holding out hope that the other reviewer just didn’t care much about him and therefore thought of him as a more minor character than he is.

By: zibilee

zibilee — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:51:23 +0000

I actually just bought Sea of Poppies after reading that River of Smoke was such an amazing read. I need to fins some time to get to it and check it out, as I love me some historical fiction that resonates and is realistic. Very nice review on this one, Jenny!