Reviews

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

wildersmith's review against another edition

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

divol's review

adventurous reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

lennartvn's review

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Mooi verhaal over koloniaal India (en de slavenarbeiders die naar Mauritius werden verscheept). Enige wat me vaak uit het verhaal haalde waren de verschillende dialecten (inclusief schippers-Engels).

annemarieguido's review

5.0

A beautiful book, that’s all I can say!

bookish_skies's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

laurash99's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

haoife00's review against another edition

3.0

I don't even know how I feel about this book. It wasn't anything special, but good enough for me to read the whole thing. It felt like the whole book was moving at too much of a slow pace. The author used a lot of Indian (?) phrases that left me slightly confused. IT ENDED ON A CLIFFHANGER. Ugh. Well written though.

krobart's review against another edition

5.0

The novel is filled with entertaining characters and the colors, smells, and languages of India. It is beautifully written and crammed full of unusual words–Bengali words, sailor and lascar jargon, ornate oriental English, and various patois. The book has a glossary, but it is ironically intended. Comic, cruel, vivid, and deeply engrossing, the novel is rich and teeming with life.

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jehanne's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

koranmc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75