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Liked It2 of 2 members found this review helpful “Prior to reading this book, the only information my mind knew of the country of Myanmar was that it is ruled by militaristic tyrants who would not allow foreign aid to assist their helpless people after the country suffered a natural disaster a couple of years ago. Thanks to Mr. Ghosh, I got an...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This was a good one. Similar in scope to M.M. Kaye's work, The Far Pavilions.”
Readergal wrote this review Wednesday, April 25, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Excellent for an alternative view of Asian history”
gweipo s wrote this review Thursday, February 23, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Good read covering so many dimensions. I enjoyed the characters and how each one was faced with dilemmas and contradictions. What an apt parallel to have a character named Arjun, as so much of the book hearkened to the Bhagavad Gita.”
Eeecee wrote this review Saturday, January 21, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An epic story of generations of a family, set in Burma, Malaya and India. Beautifully written and a very engaging story.”
Fiona wrote this review Saturday, January 14, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Worth reading !!!!!
Gurjeet Kaur wrote this review Monday, December 5, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
”“I should have loved this book. It's a historical novel indirectly tracing the history of Burma from the demise of the monarchy until the mid-1990s, seen through the experiences of a set of intertwined families and bookended by the childhood and death of a single character. Language is lush and the characters are pretty well fleshed out. Sounds great, so I should have loved it. Somehow I didn't. It was painfully difficult to keep going, took me months to get through, yet I can't say why. So try it. Perhaps you'll like it more. ”
Shannolater wrote this review Monday, November 21, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
1 of 1 members found this review helpful“I read the Hungry Tide and then I read The Glass Palace and found the latter as much a book as the former was not. The Glass Palace is a story on a vast canvas.. with many... many characters.. but the skill and calibre of Amitav Ghosh is so incomparable that never once do you feel unhinged from the larger story in the background while reading about the story of one character.
Super Alpha wrote this review Monday, November 21, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The book captures the turmoil and tumult of the years of the reign of King Thebaw and the changes that appear with the appearance (with ever increasing influence) of the British in both Burma and India.
It charts the story over several years and generations but ultimately threads to a denouement that one never imagines. ”
“I really enjoyed this books which spans three generations of 3 families spread across Burma, Malaysia and India. Living in Malaysia now it also offered insight into the suffering which took place during the 2nd World War. Beautifully written, you felt a real connection to the characters and their lives.”
Nicky GRIFFITHS wrote this review Sunday, November 13, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 2 members found this review helpful“I felt it really helped me learn a lot more of Burma's history; however, I felt it contained a lot of unnecessary sexual content, and therefor would not recommend it.”
Kellie K wrote this review Wednesday, October 5, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“ The Best of Amritav's Novels - The Ending is a Bit Cheesey BUT :
Gill Sharp wrote this review Saturday, August 20, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
You must still read this .... Friends I lent the book to - Loved it !”
