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A review by ltg61
River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh
2.0
What in the hell just happened? Sea Of Poppies was incredible...real, complex characters, a well-paced plot, everything was great...I'm at a loss for words for how disappointing the second installment was.
The optimist in me is hoping this is just a small, boring, albeit necessary piece to a larger picture. I'm hoping I'll be able to appreciate River Of Smoke more when I get around to reading Flood of Fire.
Unfortunately, standing on its own, this book was a drag to get through. The plot really didn't get moving until 300 pages in and the characters basically just stood around doing nothing but observing, never really taking part.
...not to mention reading dozens upon dozens of pages about botany made me want to toss the book in the fire on several occasions.
The optimist in me is hoping this is just a small, boring, albeit necessary piece to a larger picture. I'm hoping I'll be able to appreciate River Of Smoke more when I get around to reading Flood of Fire.
Unfortunately, standing on its own, this book was a drag to get through. The plot really didn't get moving until 300 pages in and the characters basically just stood around doing nothing but observing, never really taking part.
...not to mention reading dozens upon dozens of pages about botany made me want to toss the book in the fire on several occasions.