I have been meticulous this year with my goal to go out of my comfort zone and explore new authors and genre. The Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh is one such book which out of my comfort both author and genre wise. Although Ibis trilogy is one of his famous works that I personally (also the most recommended to read too) I choose to go with The Gun Island to start with.
Here’s is the review of the book………
Set in the backdrop of Sundarbans, New York and Venice, the story revolves around Kolkata born, New York based rare book dealer Dinnanath, is asked to visit a temple associated with the legend Manasa Devi and The Gun Merchant. Although he hesitant to visit the temple at first place, but gets entangled with the story after his encounter with the King Cobra in the temple, mysterious behavior of Tipu after bitten by snakes, and mysterious encounters henceforth.
Dinanath who has lost faith in both love and in world, seems to be restored with the faith by two independent and strong women, makes for a good part of a story. I loved the story-line and mystery surrounding the Legend, yet I felt the book missed a certain element that I was looking for, and I am not able to pinpoint what that is. I am still going to Ibis Trilogy which is a must read and recommended and matches the hype.
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