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A review by pandaintheshelves
Smoke and Ashes: A Writer's Journey through Opium's Hidden Histories by Amitav Ghosh
4.5
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the audio ARC
4.5
I gotta say I found this book fascinating! You can tell there's substantial research behind it. Ghosh shows how opium changed the course of global history and how it affected economies, societies, and cultures. The book argues convincingly about opium's huge impact on today's world. I loved the reflections on greed, capitalism, and how history repeats itself
The narrator makes it easier to understand and follow. Great job keeping things interesting and moving along! I had a few issues getting into it at the beginning, but that may be a "me thing" because I'm mostly a fiction reader. In the end, the audiobook was compelling enough to get me interested and even search for more books by the same author.
Totally recommended!
4.5
I gotta say I found this book fascinating! You can tell there's substantial research behind it. Ghosh shows how opium changed the course of global history and how it affected economies, societies, and cultures. The book argues convincingly about opium's huge impact on today's world. I loved the reflections on greed, capitalism, and how history repeats itself
The narrator makes it easier to understand and follow. Great job keeping things interesting and moving along! I had a few issues getting into it at the beginning, but that may be a "me thing" because I'm mostly a fiction reader. In the end, the audiobook was compelling enough to get me interested and even search for more books by the same author.
Totally recommended!