my entire life has been surrounded by books. there is nothing i love more. the glass palace by amitav ghosh was at the beginning my toilet read, which means i read only in the mornings when nature calls. as a result, i could only complete three to four pages a session.
with a slow beginning, the book pretty much dragged. but when it came to the dizzying array of events beginning with king thibaw's entrance to ratnagiri...i decided, i had to finish it in a day. i started yesterday and finished just an hour ago.
552 pages with the author's note, it is more of a political, historical and family epic, something pretty difficult to make a success of especially with all those characters and the time span across three countries mainly burma, india and malaysia.
it will take me a little time to write about this. it will be on my blog. i simply cannot leave this out. my review will be lengthy not because the book is so, but because there are many minute details that i would like to remember in years to come.
this is his fourth book, and my first ghosh...there will definitely be more.
my next is the afghan..by frederick forsyth
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