Sea of Poppies
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Sea of Poppies

by Amitav Ghosh

2008•Historical•543 pages

Taste attributes: historicaladventuredramaheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashunlikely connectionsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeRealistic and wide-ranging: a historical novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

At the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slave ship The Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean; its crew a motley array of sailors, stowaways, and convicts.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalAdventureDramaFish out of water/culture clashUnlikely connectionsInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Opium tradeHistorySailorsTravelersVoyages and travelsSocial conditionsSocial classesSchooners

Details

Author
Amitav Ghosh
Published
2008
Pages
543
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