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Originally Posted by sun surfer
I'm now on to Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh, the first of a trilogy. This is an historical fiction about the opium production and trade centring on India with a wide cast of characters and separate storylines, with a major one being the voyage of the ship Ibis.
That looks appealing; I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on this book when you've finished!
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I loved
Sea of Poppies. I should read the second book before I forget too much of the first!
I did not enjoy
Normal People. It did not live up to my expectations given the critical acclaim that it has received. It was like a young adult coming-of-age university novel, infused with class issues, and told in the manner of brunt realism typical of Irish literature. I think I would have preferred more sentimentality in this "is but isn't" a love story. I had trouble engaging with the characters emotionally.