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Sunday, June 30, 2013
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Sea of Poppies
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Sea of Poppies offers vast imaginings in stunning, historically inspired detail, forming a lacework of converging stories.
Written in a voice that lends a wonderful perspective to the early days of Empire, the book gently exposes us to some of the rationales behind the manipulation of whole cultures in the name of the grand colonial mission.
This book is riddled with micro texture and macro insight.
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Recently I added some books I have read over the last couple of years to the 'Goodreads' web site.
I'm going to try to integrate my interest in 'Goodreads' by using that format to review books, and we can then see if it sits comfortably within this little 'phlog'..
I'm going to try to integrate my interest in 'Goodreads' by using that format to review books, and we can then see if it sits comfortably within this little 'phlog'..
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