It’s on that very strongly impressed me, but I don’t have a clear view on why that was, and for that reason is one I want to consider rereading. The Hungry Tide study guide contains a biography of Amitav Ghosh, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. However, as with several books I’ve read for my course this term, I feel that reading at the pace necessitated in some ways hindered my full appreciation of the book. There are a lot of incredibly well-drawn characters here – even those who only feature briefly are very tangibly created. This novel takes place in the Sundarbans, and focuses on the arrival there of Piya Roy, an American with Indian heritage, and Kanai Dutt, a business visiting family following a death. Yet there are other books I got into much more easily which in the end, I liked less. Kanai liked to think that he had the true connoisseur’s ability to both praise and appraise women, and he was intrigued by the way she held herself, by. This book is one that took me a while to get into – the prose is thick with description and lyrical to read, the backstories are complex and intricate. There was no bindi on her forehead and her arms were free of bangles and bracelets, but on one of her ears was a silver stud, glinting brightly against the sun-deepened darkness of her skin. My schedule has gone a little wonky this week, but I’m trying to get back on track.įirst impressions are important, but odd.
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