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Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

1 review

theirgracegrace's review

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Sea of Poppies whisks you away to a different age that speaks about our own. The story bounces between several characters who are all share the experience of being on a retrofitted slave ship bringing Indian migrants to Mauritius at the dawn of the Opium Wars between Britain and China. The characters are a ragtag bunch who bring with them a vibrancy that I have never seen in historical fiction. The setting's time period and location are immensely deep and alive. The ending leaves a wide opening for many possible interpretations. What more could you want?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Ableism, Trafficking, Vomit, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Body shaming, Deportation, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Drug use, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Stalking, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief