The Hungry Tide

It’s not every day that one comes across a book which affects your thoughts. And usually i consider myself very lucky to come across such books. "The Hungry Tide" by Amitav Ghosh has a class in itself. This book mainly is set in the Sunderbans, largely covered by the mangrove forests.

The style of narration is long, slow, often covering over the previous happenings until the right time. It’s like the story and the place are inseparable. The book keeps the reader in a sense of suspense  But now where does the author over do. Different elements like the research on Gangetic dolphin, the traditions and beliefs of the local people, various emotions shown by different people at different occasions, all form the gist of the story. The author is very successful in portraying what he wants the reader to feel.