A review by mesal
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

adventurous challenging emotional informative tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Whoever invented the notion of reading a series in order was wrong: I read the second book in the Ibis trilogy first, and it only served to enhance my read of book one, since I now knew how things would unravel and was eager to see them play out.