The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh

The Hungry Tide

Amitav Ghosh

333 pages • first pub 2004 (view editions)

fiction historical adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
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The Hungry Tide is ideal for readers who enjoy emotionally charged, reflective narratives that explore the intersection of human resilience and the natural world within a vividly rendered historical setting.

Description

The Hungry Tide is a very contemporary story of adventure and unlikely love, identity, and history, set in one of the most fascinating regions on the earth. Off the easternmost coast of India, in the Bay of Bengal, lies the immense labyrinth of ti...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 1,552 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 69%

reflective: 66%

emotional: 59%

informative: 53%

sad: 31%

challenging: 27%

tense: 23%

inspiring: 21%

hopeful: 15%

mysterious: 14%

dark: 6%

relaxing: 4%

funny: 1%

Pace

5% of readers chose fast
56% of readers chose medium
37% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose Plot
49% of readers chose A mix
32% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

67% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

51% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

85% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

54% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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