tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082470.post7246467562793907124..comments2024-03-26T17:11:09.856+05:30Comments on The Middle Stage: On Amitav Ghosh's River of SmokeChandrahashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07483080477755487202noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082470.post-20765610826735416762011-10-12T17:38:49.421+05:302011-10-12T17:38:49.421+05:30I would say it is better to read Sea of Poppies be...I would say it is better to read Sea of Poppies before reading River of Smoke, since there is a connection. Although Mr Ghosh himself at the launch in Delhi said that RoS is a book on its own, but I think not, since this is book 2 of his ambitious project the trilogy which started with SoP. <br /><br />Personally, I thought that RoS was no doubt a story that drew up to the Opium War, but it majorly focussed on one life, the life of Behramji and the Parsi involvement with the Opium trade. In that sense, to me SoP was more interesting. havind said that, I would still say, one really cannot give RoS a miss...<br />JuliaJulia Duttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846895945401962741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082470.post-57757007291884039962011-10-11T19:28:25.931+05:302011-10-11T19:28:25.931+05:30Never read Amitav Ghosh. But I think I would like ...Never read Amitav Ghosh. But I think I would like to read River of Smoke. Can I read this book without having read Sea of Poppies?Pessimist Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057153008708242962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082470.post-50194742715308994762011-10-11T11:54:15.154+05:302011-10-11T11:54:15.154+05:30Nice introductory review of Ghosh's new work. ...Nice introductory review of Ghosh's new work. Liked it.Rangnath Singhhttp://rangnathsingh.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082470.post-81638790507841140642011-10-11T11:19:42.090+05:302011-10-11T11:19:42.090+05:30I originally read this review in NYT. Snooped arou...I originally read this review in NYT. Snooped around and discovered your blog. Love your writing.Ashutoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435036024978963436noreply@blogger.com