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A review by savaging
Un déluge de feu by Amitav Ghosh
3.0
I finally slogged through the final work in this trilogy which has been in my life for the last 3 months.
I would only heartily recommend The Ibis Trilogy to those fascinated by the minutiae of military history, because there are long pages describing battles. These were almost impossible for me to wade through. But the rest of it, with its drama and trauma and political relevance (and a masterful, slow transition of a main character from hero to villain!) was really beautiful.
The Guardian calls this a work of "high seriousness and low humor." It was a delight that a work devoted to exposing the violence of empire and capitalism could devote some time as well to bedroom jokes.
I would only heartily recommend The Ibis Trilogy to those fascinated by the minutiae of military history, because there are long pages describing battles. These were almost impossible for me to wade through. But the rest of it, with its drama and trauma and political relevance (and a masterful, slow transition of a main character from hero to villain!) was really beautiful.
The Guardian calls this a work of "high seriousness and low humor." It was a delight that a work devoted to exposing the violence of empire and capitalism could devote some time as well to bedroom jokes.