false 4950 17 From the author of the international bestseller <i>The Glass Palace</i>, <i>The Hungry Tide</i> is a novel of adventure and romance set in the exotic Sundarbans -- treacherous islands in the Bay of Bengal where isolated inhabitants live in fear of drowning tides and man-eating tigers. A headstrong young American arrives in this lush landscape to study a rare species of river dolphin. She enlists the aid of a local fisherman and a translator, and soon their fates on the waterways will be determined by the forces of nature and human folly. 981525 book 2004 The Hungry Tide: A Novel total:870|5:204|4:365|3:232|2:59|1:10| 870 3304 1205 156 5 3 false false Tue Apr 08 13:36:07 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 14:45:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 17:25:33 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 17:35:47 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 03 19:29:54 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 20:02:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue May 26 17:06:25 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 13:48:35 -0700 2009
This story has such an astonishing, heart-tugging ending, that I wish I had the time to read it again! What intrigued me about it is the setting: the Sundarbans, a group of thousands of islands in the bay of Bengal, India, bordering Bangladesh. Mr. Ghosh, ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue May 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 15:45:58 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 22:27:53 -0700 2009
OK, done: I really can't bear Gosh's style, the dialogue is completely implausible, with nearly every character speaking as though they're declaiming to the wind. He...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jan 14 19:00:05 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 19:18:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 25 08:21:47 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 08:22:28 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 3 0 false true Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 18:40:12 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 19:24:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 13:34:32 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 14:03:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 13 22:41:19 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 00:18:19 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 22:40:51 -0700 2007 But thankfully, this turned out to be a worthy read, thanks to its fr...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 10:04:38 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 10:04:38 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 03 18:49:39 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 23 16:10:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri Feb 06 23:33:13 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 23:37:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jan 27 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 10:34:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 08:31:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 23 08:22:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 08:30:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 07 09:33:05 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 09:10:58 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 09:33:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jul 25 10:54:19 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 10:54:19 -0700 2009 here to find it in the catalogue.more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 11:02:42 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 11:08:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 03:59:58 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 04:04:04 -0700 2009
The book is definitely thought provoking, although the first half will almost put you in a coma. But the stories intertwine, the characters mix, what is bad is actually good, and what you thou...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 01:54:13 -0700 2007 Thu May 24 02:02:19 -0700 2007
Amitav creates fantastic visual images that should stay with you forever. He has a great eye for detail, a keen interest in people and an ability to link up individual stories with the larger socio-political climate.

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