
Deadhouse Gates
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Weakened by events in Darujhistan, the Malazan Empire teeters on the brink of anarchy. In the vast...

Star Wars: Dark Disciple
Book
Based on unproduced scripts from the blockbuster TV show Star Wars: The Clone Wars! The only way to...

Till the Trumpet Sounds Again: Volume 1
Book
This is a story of soldiers at war against the background the two battalions of the Scots Guards who...
Hotel Scarface
Book
Miami, December 31, 1979. Lock your doors. Watch your backs. Raise your glasses. Miami is about to...

The Last Days of the Spanish Republic
Book
Told for the first time in English, Paul Preston's new book tells the story of a preventable tragedy...

Folkestone in the Great War
Book
Folkestone became one of the most important British towns during the First World War. Through its...

ClareR (5879 KP) rated Gun Island in Books
May 21, 2021
Deen Datta certainly gets around on his journey. From New York where he lives, to the Sunderbans in India, then onto a California on fire and a more flooded than usual Venice. This could have been a book that preached about the perils of climate change, but it didn’t. It did lay the stark reality out for the reader, but this was just as much a part of the story as the relationships Deen has with the people he meets, and his friends. There is a real feeling that Deen doesn’t have a firm identity: he’s detached from his Bengali roots, and he doesn’t fit in to New York either. But I think he does feel a sense of belonging by the end of the book, with the help of his friends. Cinta, a Venetian, is an old friend, and someone who always seems to push him into doing what’s good for him. Then there are his Indian friends, Piya and Tipu who help him to learn new things about himself and the world he lives in.
I loved this book. It ticked a lot of boxes on my favourite themes list: the environment, India, history, folklore, the search for identity. It’s such a thought provoking, magical novel.

The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe: A History
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A history of modern European cultural pluralism, its current crisis, and its uncertain future In...
Politics social issues

Virtual Villagers 4
Games and Entertainment
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Virtual Villagers 4: The Tree of Life is the fourth chapter in the award-winning Virtual Villagers...