Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

Sea of Poppies

Ibis Trilogy #1

Amitav Ghosh

543 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction historical literary adventurous challenging medium-paced
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The first in an epic trilogy, Sea of Poppies is a remarkably rich saga . . . which has plenty of action and adventure la Dumas, but moments also of Tolstoyan penetration--and a drop or two of Dickensian sentiment (The Observer London]). At the ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,475 reviews

Moods

adventurous 92%
challenging 49%
informative 41%
emotional 37%
tense 33%
dark 27%
reflective 23%
inspiring 14%
hopeful 11%
funny 10%
sad 10%
mysterious 7%

Pace

medium 54%
slow 34%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 61% | Character: 21% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | No: 17% | It's complicated: 14%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 32% | No: 10%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 98% | It's complicated: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 39% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.96

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