294 reviews for:

The Glass Palace

Amitav Ghosh

3.87 AVERAGE

lucifer_melz's review against another edition

4.25

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

rucsandra's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous informative inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ellierakoff's review against another edition

4.0

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One of my favourites. I learned so much. Epic, historical, spanning, full circle, familial, clever.

magistra's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

maya_canzini's review against another edition

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didn’t really enjoy it, was not my style of writing or story 

macondo_soul's review against another edition

4.0

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This book has the power to take us back to our origins, in this case, the glass palace brought me back to Macondo. Despite, their many travels there was so much of the mysteries of life at the edge of the natural frontier.

krobart's review against another edition

4.0

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See my review here:

http://whatmeread.wordpress.com/tag/the-glass-palace/

cseibs's review against another edition

3.0

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A satisfying read. I am grateful to Ghosh for not giving in to the urge to give us clean, tidy endings. The complexities of the family made the story feel authentic and made it worth the read.

tartanshelf's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Suicide, Trafficking, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Dementia, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Xenophobia, Police brutality

aishwaryashenolikar's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective 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: No