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lmurray74 's review for:
The Glass Palace
by Amitav Ghosh
I did get through this but it wasn't a smooth read. I almost stopped reading halfway through but I kept going because I was interested to read about a part of the world I know little about. The book was researched over five years and attention to detail is present. I found the plot to be secondary to the historical context and I don't feel I got to know any of the characters well. There are too many coincidental meetings for my liking. Sure, fate does intervene at key points in our lives but not to the degree found in the book. Love and marriage doesn't come as easily as it came in the book.
There is some analysis of the colonial legacy tied to this part of the world, but again I didn't feel the analysis was particularly deep.
There is some analysis of the colonial legacy tied to this part of the world, but again I didn't feel the analysis was particularly deep.