A review by aartireadsalot
Un déluge de feu by Amitav Ghosh

4.0

Wow, the scope of this trilogy is immense. The characters, the settings, the cultures and belief systems. The LANGUAGE! How much research did Ghosh do?! All of it is amazing. The act of reading these books is in itself a joy and exercise in amazement, almost completely separate from the enjoyment of the plot and language and characters. Such a great, and a truly wonderful way to learn more about colonialism, the opium wars, and global trade. So good!