tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post4515953696281934696..comments2024-03-02T20:13:07.434+00:00Comments on Tiny Library: Empires of the Indus by Alice AlbiniaSam (Tiny Library)http://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-37432288361882002252012-08-10T02:20:56.625+01:002012-08-10T02:20:56.625+01:00This cover is so awesome -- first I've heard a...This cover is so awesome -- first I've heard about this one --sounds good.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-32063311675605144302012-08-09T18:21:15.274+01:002012-08-09T18:21:15.274+01:00Yes she did, she is certainly the adventurous type...Yes she did, she is certainly the adventurous type! I think life and other countries are always more complex that we imagine them to be.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-8214521277130505332012-08-09T18:20:38.745+01:002012-08-09T18:20:38.745+01:00Hope you get a chance to try it :)Hope you get a chance to try it :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-27471944366538798672012-08-08T17:37:31.731+01:002012-08-08T17:37:31.731+01:00Wow, so this writer actually traveled through Paki...Wow, so this writer actually traveled through Pakistan? I am not sure I can ever imagine doing that...but you are so right about the stereotyping - it's almost unconscious I think. We tend to think that we know this or that culture, including the one we are born into - but then there are those subtle nuances that are so much more complex.<br /><br />Lovely review, Sam, as alwaysSoulMuserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131762133605704967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-11061960648366210262012-08-07T23:44:08.940+01:002012-08-07T23:44:08.940+01:00I agree with you too Ryan, and Sam :D India HAS be...I agree with you too Ryan, and Sam :D India HAS been getting lots of negative attention in recent years, so I'm really happy when books like this are published :D<br /><br />-KirthiKirthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857145616217476440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-54148114156864913562012-08-07T19:34:06.153+01:002012-08-07T19:34:06.153+01:00Glad to know about this travel book. Sounds fascin...Glad to know about this travel book. Sounds fascinating.Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-71787874478300886672012-08-07T14:15:07.072+01:002012-08-07T14:15:07.072+01:00I would agree Ryan. I think in the UK it has some...I would agree Ryan. I think in the UK it has something to do with colonial history, it was in the interest of the colonial rulers of India to downplay their role in history and maybe that has carried on to a certain extent?Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-76044356902347353092012-08-07T14:14:18.331+01:002012-08-07T14:14:18.331+01:00Hope you do get a chance to read it :)Hope you do get a chance to read it :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-51355470270368585802012-08-07T14:14:02.161+01:002012-08-07T14:14:02.161+01:00On our honeymoon in America we didn't know whe...On our honeymoon in America we didn't know where we were going to stay each night but it was straightforward as we just looked for the nearest hotel on the satnav. Doing that in Afghanistan is another matter entirely!Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-59864875752014080612012-08-07T14:13:09.776+01:002012-08-07T14:13:09.776+01:00Hope you enjoy it Aarti :)Hope you enjoy it Aarti :)Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-11561684601200632472012-08-07T14:12:48.721+01:002012-08-07T14:12:48.721+01:00You have introduced me to a lot of books too Audra...You have introduced me to a lot of books too Audra :)<br />Agreed on the cover, it's possibly the best cover of any book I have read this year.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-37387680180699109452012-08-07T14:12:04.100+01:002012-08-07T14:12:04.100+01:00Have you read any other books tracing the course o...Have you read any other books tracing the course of rivers? I'd love some recommendations if you have....Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-49963278598758614442012-08-07T14:11:25.879+01:002012-08-07T14:11:25.879+01:00I know, it's even more beautiful in person too...I know, it's even more beautiful in person too.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-15955361255802089172012-08-07T14:11:10.842+01:002012-08-07T14:11:10.842+01:00Hope you enjoy it Kirthi.Hope you enjoy it Kirthi.Sam (Tiny Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375434438465319913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-41842210828621559912012-08-07T03:30:33.170+01:002012-08-07T03:30:33.170+01:00I think a lot of people in the west forget that th...I think a lot of people in the west forget that the Indus Valley is one of the three cradles of civilization and, therefore, has a long, complicated history. We tend to assume civilization dawned in the Egypt/Meopotamia and China and forget about India. This book sounds fascinating.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-84701057557910733062012-08-07T01:02:09.429+01:002012-08-07T01:02:09.429+01:00this is now on my TBR list! Thank you for this re...this is now on my TBR list! Thank you for this review!missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14866072925145042561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-47867542472352236942012-08-06T22:14:57.024+01:002012-08-06T22:14:57.024+01:00Wow, I can't imagine just setting off without ...Wow, I can't imagine just setting off without knowing anyone or knowing where I would stay each night. I'm glad you enjoyed this one!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333927782181943347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-79598502805149432302012-08-06T19:20:22.047+01:002012-08-06T19:20:22.047+01:00I've had this on my wish list for a while, but...I've had this on my wish list for a while, but seeing this beautiful cover and your review makes me want to go out and buy it - great work here!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-67207572735179730342012-08-06T18:55:47.568+01:002012-08-06T18:55:47.568+01:00Oh, wow -- this sounds incredible! The cover is s...Oh, wow -- this sounds incredible! The cover is stunning and the premise just fascinates me -- I'm absolutely adding to my TBR. I love the books you read -- you find things I never see anywhere else!Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-45760524920677117322012-08-06T16:40:21.467+01:002012-08-06T16:40:21.467+01:00Great review. I know a little more about the count...Great review. I know a little more about the countries in that area but this sounds like a very easy to digest in chunks way of building on that knowledge. Also, I'm a sucker for books tracing the course of rivers. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-79955284198534414332012-08-06T16:11:41.702+01:002012-08-06T16:11:41.702+01:00That cover is amaaaaaaazing.That cover is amaaaaaaazing.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6637440206562155541.post-79919089300706506882012-08-06T14:36:19.702+01:002012-08-06T14:36:19.702+01:00Wow, this sounds...AMAZING! Thanks so much, I'...Wow, this sounds...AMAZING! Thanks so much, I've just added it to my TBR! :DKirthihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857145616217476440noreply@blogger.com