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Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

rigzin22's review

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adventurous challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

hundredrab's review against another edition

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5.0

Based on the fact that this is not the line of cool I usually read, I can't justify any rating I give it. But I liked this book. Not much. But then, I don't like this kind of books much. So I'll just make everyone happy and rate it a four. The sequel is, anyways, now in my to-read list.

bjoern's review

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Too long and beginning was so slow that it took most of my motivation; Might pick it up again in the future

blob99's review

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challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

muffhealy's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

ohwhocares's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced

3.5

lsparrow's review

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4.0

a complex story about colonialism and the global web - in the time of the opium wars. I listen to the audio book and I could not stand the way the read pronounced the hindi words or his accents for the characters - i would have preferred he not even tried rather than have such terrible accents.

dukhtar's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

browngirlreading's review

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adventurous challenging reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

wildersmith's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0