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The Hungry Tide
The Hungry Tide: A Novel | Amitav Ghosh
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From the author of the international bestseller The Glass Palace, The Hungry Tide 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.
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Dilara
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Oof! That book packs a punch. I might need some time to recover.

#foodandlit #India
@Butterfinger, @Texreader, @Catsandbooks

Texreader Gosh, I can barely remember it. I remember little snatches of it. I may have to reread it 1y
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼🇮🇳 1y
bnp I hope that means you liked it. This was my first by Ghosh and remains a favorite. 1y
Dilara @bnp oh yes, I liked it a lot! 1y
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Dilara
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I've started The Hungry Tide, set in the Sundarbans, wetlands spanning West Bengal in India and Bangladesh.
Foodwise, I don't know what I'm going to cook yet. I'm hoping for mentions of dishes in the book that I can look up and try my hand at.

#foodandlit #India
@Butterfinger, @Texreader, @Catsandbooks

Map found on the Wikepedia page on Sundarbans

Texreader I liked this book 1y
Catsandbooks Nice! 🇮🇳 1y
Dilara @Texreader I heard good things about this book from various people, and I am certainly enjoying it so far 😁 1y
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Supernova775
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On a rainy evening.... 😍

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shawnmooney
Hungry Tide | Amitav Ghosh
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shawnmooney Chat #1: with Barbara from Pennsylvania
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BarbaraTheBibliophage Thanks for a lovely chat, as always, Shawn! Can‘t wait to listen to the whole episode. 🤓 2y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage
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I love Ghosh‘s unique style of environmentally conscious fiction. If a book that‘s part travelogue, part social commentary, and part ecological history, interests you then I heartily recommend The Hungry Tide. And the Irrawaddy dolphins (see above) and Sundarban Islands are both central to the story and wholly unique.

Full review https://www.TheBibliophage.com #thebibliophage2021 #readingasia2021 #bangladesh

Soubhiville Thanks for the recommendation! I‘ll definitely check it out. 2y
Addison_Reads I really enjoyed this when I read it. 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Soubhiville You‘re welcome! Ghosh would make a good addition to your Author a Month too. He‘s got a big backlist and is just so good. 2y
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BarbaraTheBibliophage @Addison_Reads Awesome! He is such a good writer. 2y
Soubhiville @BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘ll add him to the suggestion list. Thanks! 2y
shawnmooney This sounds great! I just DM‘d you on Goodreads about having another bite-size chat about this one. 😀 2y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @shawnmooney Yay!! I will message you back really soon! 2y
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Addison_Reads
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#ReadingAsia2021 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

I'm so glad I listened to this as an audiobook because I never would have been able to pronounce the names. 😁

This story is told between past and present, which adds a depth to the emotions I didn't expect. It follows a scientist and a fisherman as they explore the mangrove forests in search of river dolphins. I loved the characters and the descriptions in this book. Wonderful story! 💚

BarbaraBB Great review. I am just starting my Bangladesh read too. 3y
Librarybelle This sounds so good! Stacking! 3y
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under.a.pile.of.books
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One of the best reads of #2020! Certain books lingers in your mind for long after you finish it and creates an impact in your heart. This is one such gem!

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almasjaipuri
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Its an amazing read with a very emotional story and very interesting insights about geology and marine mammal life. The book is set in the remote islands of Sunderbans, India indulging readers into its simple life and challenges.

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BiblioLitten
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A book that I read in 2010 and one that made it to my top favourites of all times. #auldlangreads

Tamra Sounds good! 4y
OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚😊 4y
LeeRHarry I have this somewhere on my shelves - maybe I should go find it 😏 4y
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sailu112
Pickpick

This book wasn't an easy read for me, because geology and animals wasn't something that I read before. But as I got into it, I started liking it. Hungry Tide wasn't a read at one go for me. It was a book that I have been ruminating on after few weeks. And I am so glad I stuck with it without bailing on it.

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Avi94324

Beautiful written. Must read!

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Colethulu
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Trying to polish off the break with some good books!#catsoflitsy #currentlyreading

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JLaurenceCohen

The Hungry Tide is the story of a love triangle set against the ethical dilemma of how to balance the survival of humans, river dolphins, and tigers in the Sundarbans, islands at the south of India. My only complaint is that Ghosh seems more interested in the cultural and scientific aspects of the situation than his characters.

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GatheringBooks
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#QuotsyNov18 Day 14: The dream of becoming a #Nurse, likened to that of a novelist or a poet.

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epsitawithane
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Ghosh has always been one of my favorite writers and I think this book is his signature work along with The Glass Palace n sea of Poppies. Precisely i love the way he keeps it low profile yet elegant while illustrating the story along with his dialectical uses in his novels. But what i like about d novel is d raw depiction of daily life and death situations of the abandoned fates. It's like a war for survival. Would recommend the book to everyone.

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wanderinglynn
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I‘m finally getting settled into my new place. And I got some fun #Litsy postcard mail from @BookishMe 😀

Thank you @BookishMe - I love getting recommendations & I‘ve added these books to my #tbr. ❤️

Tiyas7 I love Amitav Ghosh 😊 6y
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Arya2
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"Do be careful, my dear. It's dangerous in the forest - and not just because of the animals."

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ScorpioBookDreams
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A friend brought me these to read today. Especially looking forward to the Hungry Tide as I loved the Ibis trilogy.

TrishB Great choices 👍🏻 6y
LeeRHarry I will be interested to hear what you think of the Hungry Tide - on my TBR, as is the Ibis trilogy which I'm going to use for the Litsy reading challenge as my trilogy 😊 6y
DeborahSmall ❤️John Buchan 6y
ScorpioBookDreams @DeborahSmall my friend is an 80 year old retired doctor who loves to share books with me! 😂 6y
DeborahSmall 😂❤️ 6y
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Mashoo
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Albeit a little slow in the beginning, looks promising.

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