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kellyelizabeth27 's review for:
The Glass Palace
by Amitav Ghosh
This book left me with a deep sense of the pointlessness of Empire and the confusion experienced by many growing up within this system, especially those who migrated within the British Empire, as Ghosh's characters did between India and Burma.
The small stories within the larger novel are vividly written and arresting. But Ghosh skips around from character to character and skips long periods of time in his characters' lives, which at times made it hard for me to deeply connect with the characters or the over-arching narrative. Thus, while I thoroughly enjoyed this book, especially the second half, it wasn't quite life-changing.
Made me want to visit Burma.
The small stories within the larger novel are vividly written and arresting. But Ghosh skips around from character to character and skips long periods of time in his characters' lives, which at times made it hard for me to deeply connect with the characters or the over-arching narrative. Thus, while I thoroughly enjoyed this book, especially the second half, it wasn't quite life-changing.
Made me want to visit Burma.