#ibis trilogy

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Tagging you beautiful people: @pijulle @cowsonabus @bakerstreetbaggins @analeftthechat @18shadesofmay @amelioratea @laur-the-cat-prince @celesteablack @kaerwrites (only if you want to, if you don't want to, it's alright ☺️)

Three ships: (adgdjfh TF you mean only three) Patroclus/Achilles (The Song of Achilles), Laurent/Damen (Captive Prince Trilogy), Deeti/Kalua (The Ibis Trilogy)

First ship: Ah, well, it was a long time ago, you see. I remember a velociraptor used to live next door to me, nice chap, kept opening and closing doors for no reason though. Percy/Annabeth. I was obsessed, OBSESSED I say. I dove into the sea of fanfiction for the first time for them.

Last song: Arsonists Lullabye by Hozier. I had such a good sleep after listening to it. But the one that I make sure to play atleast once a day is Anthaathi by Govind Vasantha. Language is not a boundary, guys. Go listen to it.

Last TV show: I finished The Boys S4 E5. Unfortunately, sacrificing small children for speedy updates in my favourite fanfictions is a time-consuming process so I'm not sure when I'll finish it (they keep squirming all the time). Legend of Vox Machina. I've finished both seasons. Now I'm glued to Amazon Prime's YouTube channel, grabbing at the crumbs.

Currently reading: My Biology textbook. Ok jk you know I don't study. I finished rereading The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. I reread Sea of Poppies (this made me hyperfixate on historical fiction). Finally finished The Godfather. Other than books? I've camped in AO3 indefinitely.

Currently watching: House MD. Just started. I'm a few episodes in. I'm absolutely in love with House's wit and dry humour. And the medical stuff in it is helpful too for studying. I'm making excuses but I really find it fun! (Trypanosoma , a protozoan, causes sleeping sickness)

Currently eating: Nothing. I had chapathi with dal curry and egg burji three hours ago though.

Currently craving: Schezwan Maggi. Schezwan Maggi. Schezwan Maggi. And a good, proper cup of chai.

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I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED THE IBIS TRILOGY Y'ALL

Istg Amitav Ghosh is a genius. God level GENIUS. I completely understand why this book got nominated for the Man Booker International Prize.

It's so GOOD. IT'S INCREDIBLE. Every single character has their own story and they're all so fleshed out and unique and you just are swept into their lives and stories and you just keep wanting more.

AND THE ENDING IS THE MOST SATISFYING ENDING I HAVE EVER READ.

I'd say, this and Tomb of Sand are probably THE best books I've ever read. THE BEST. It's incredible. It's amazing. It's mind blowing, earth-shattering!!!!! It's EVERYTHING!!! IT'S- IT'S- AAAAAAAHHH GODS

I love Song of Achilles and Captive Prince and lots of other stuff but if those were Mount Everest level, this is MARS LEVEL, THIS IS THE FUCKING UNIVERSAL LEVEL it's incredible I could cry

The arcs of every single character, the lives, the diversity oh my gods, the diversity. There are all kinds of characters, different countries, races, religions, castes, genders, ideologies, beliefs, everything and he's written it so fucking well

AND TO THINK THAT THIS IS BASED ON THE OPIUM WARS BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND CHINA.

AND THE LANGUAGE! swoons It's a bibliophile' s dream

I want to read this a million times over

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I'm reading the Ibis trilogy rn

I finished Sea of Poppies and River of Smoke and I'm currently on Flood of Fire and I just want to strangle Zachary Reid, give Paulette a hug, join Kalua and Kesri to the war and go poison the Burnhams because WHO TF DO THEY THINK THEY ARE?!

I gotta finish this book. Idc if God presented themselves in front of me, I'm not leaving this book.

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New Book Acquisitions & Site News - August 2017

New Book Acquisitions & Site News – August 2017

Only three books purchased?! What’s going on? That’s right; I only bought three books in August. There were no trips to second-hand stalls, no tempting sales, only the books I already intended to purchase. And on that, I am sticking with my recent resolution to get those books I had been avoiding. First up is Globalisation and its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz. Globalisation is going through a…

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Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh [A Review]

Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh [A Review]

Sea of Poppies, the first novel of Amitav Ghosh’s Ibis Trilogy, has all the credentials of a major literary work. It is an historical novel where disparate characters, trapped by the confines of class, caste, race, religion, gender, addiction or sexuality, fight for the opportunity to escape, transform and find independence. But despite this apparent complexity, and the fact that it benefits from…

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A Book Collector's Dilemma - What Should I Do?

A Book Collector’s Dilemma – What Should I Do?

Years ago I bought Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh. On seeing that it was to be part one of a trilogy I resolved to not read it until the trilogy had been completed and published. That time has come and the Ibis Trilogy will feature on my reading list for 2017. But there is a problem. I like to think of myself as not just an obsessive reader, but a book collector as well. Book and cover designs…

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The Ibis Trilogy by Amitav Ghosh

The Ibis Trilogy by Amitav Ghosh

Amitav Ghosh effortlessly unfolds the Ibis Trilogy like Scheherezade, one spell-binding tale after another with vivid twists and turns. Set amidst the Opium War, the story Amitav Ghosh is a renowned writer.  Sea of Poppies was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize and he was a finalist for the 2015 Man Booker International Prize. follows the fates of a clutch of escapees fleeing the tyranny of…

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The vision of a tall-masted ship, at sail on the ocean, came to Deeti on an otherwise ordinary day, but she knew instantly that the apparition was a sign of destiny, for she had never seen such a vessel before, not even in a dream: how could she have, living as she did in northern Bihar, four hundred miles from the coast

- Sea of Poppies (2008), A. Ghosh