tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post3551502651122762820..comments2024-01-19T00:52:12.231-05:00Comments on I Me My: Amitav Ghosh's "The Glass Palace" - Too vast a Canvas?Id it ishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10933156607975500727noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-68813556802574822572008-04-06T20:42:00.000-04:002008-04-06T20:42:00.000-04:00saurabhj,Getting through those 512 pages was quite...saurabhj,<BR/>Getting through those 512 pages was quite a daunting task.<BR/><BR/>I've read Malgudi Days and I've also watched it on screen with English subtitles, and they were simply outstanding; I loved them! As for Ruskin Bond, I've read his stories too but I can't say i like all of them.Id it ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10933156607975500727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-78608691005591859162008-04-06T15:29:00.000-04:002008-04-06T15:29:00.000-04:00Yes. I know what you mean.I've had my share of exp...Yes. I know what you mean.<BR/>I've had my share of experiences with books which have no ends and which could be recommended by doctors for curing insomnia.<BR/><BR/>However, I have abandoned all such books mid-way or even earlier.<BR/>I do admire your patience for enduring the 512 pages of the book.<BR/><BR/>I haven't read much of Indian Authors - but I assure you, you'd find the folktale-y Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-23447699328267647322008-04-05T16:28:00.000-04:002008-04-05T16:28:00.000-04:00I am surprised. Ghosh is usually good at amagamati...I am surprised. Ghosh is usually good at amagamating the different threads of diversity. I have read the Shadowlines and in that he seems to have done it convincingly.EYEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10468919543452285535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-51176870292721240642008-03-28T00:31:00.000-04:002008-03-28T00:31:00.000-04:00Not to upset the suspense mood set, I abandoned th...Not to upset the suspense mood set, I abandoned the book early on. I got a bit miffed by the sweeping grandeur and stereotypes Ghosh exploits. Royalty, the Burma landscape and the like. This was a while back, maybe I've matured as a reader and it's time to reconsider the book.Khakrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559997953141681575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12979912.post-57762326541256787622008-03-19T22:53:00.000-04:002008-03-19T22:53:00.000-04:00Might the interest in the plot spark an interest i...Might the interest in the plot spark an interest in history? It sounds like a book to study, not a book to read.Coffee-Drinking Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11029304444311098520noreply@blogger.com