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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
It’s fun and intriguing to read but the writing is so poor and immature. I just want to finish this series to complete my story.
This is hands down one of the worst written books I've read and I've read a few.
This was a good book! It really was. The protagonist's journey from being a tribal man to a Mahadev is exceptional. An amazing plotline and even amazing characters. The book will make you wonder the difference between good and evil and how would you identify evil as it is to avoid a major conflict. A 4.5 star read and highly recommend for fans of Hindu Mythology with a fictional twist!
My Rating : 4.5🌟
"People do what their society rewards them for doing. If the society rewards trust, people will be trusting."
This book is the first book in a trilogy on Shiva, the simple man whose karma re-cast him as our Mahadev, the /god of Gods. The story takes place during 1900BC (also called as the Indus valley civilization ) in the land of Meluha - a near perfect empire created by Lord Rama centuries earlier. Will the ancient legend that has been a hope for the people come true? Is the rough-hewn Tibetian immigrant Shiva, really that hero?
The first thing i loved about the book is the fact that the character traits of all the names used does not deviate from the actual mythology. It is pretty easy to connect the characters to their behavioral traits. The second thing i loved about the book is the character introduction and what is the place they have in the book. It really gives the reader a way to refer the characters when a new one gets introduced.
While Shiva might be the main character in the book, he is as clueless as us readers. That gives an extra bonding while reading. We get to know about how the civilization works, and what is the legend or meaning behind every rule they follow. There are small illustrations given as well for few and it really helps understand the concept of their origin.
The only pre-requisite to read this book is that, if you start reading with Shiva as 'The God of Destroyer of Evil', then you will not be able to enjoy the simple concepts and the confusion he has, which holds a very important role for the plot development. I really love the way the relationship between Sati and Shiva has been depicted. If you know the actual history of Shiva & Sati, you will be able to get the contrast between the book and the actual events. It actually made a really good point for me, and i actually really enjoyed the differences. That is the reason i couldn't give a whole 5 stars. I am diving into the next book with a clean slate!
But let me warn you! This book ends in a really bad Cliffhanger, and you will be forced to pick up the next book in the series!! Other than that, I absolutely loved this book. Though it had few flaws, it was such a solid and wonderful read, and i definitely recommend this book to you if you are a fan of mythological fiction!
"People do what their society rewards them for doing. If the society rewards trust, people will be trusting."
This book is the first book in a trilogy on Shiva, the simple man whose karma re-cast him as our Mahadev, the /god of Gods. The story takes place during 1900BC (also called as the Indus valley civilization ) in the land of Meluha - a near perfect empire created by Lord Rama centuries earlier. Will the ancient legend that has been a hope for the people come true? Is the rough-hewn Tibetian immigrant Shiva, really that hero?
The first thing i loved about the book is the fact that the character traits of all the names used does not deviate from the actual mythology. It is pretty easy to connect the characters to their behavioral traits. The second thing i loved about the book is the character introduction and what is the place they have in the book. It really gives the reader a way to refer the characters when a new one gets introduced.
While Shiva might be the main character in the book, he is as clueless as us readers. That gives an extra bonding while reading. We get to know about how the civilization works, and what is the legend or meaning behind every rule they follow. There are small illustrations given as well for few and it really helps understand the concept of their origin.
The only pre-requisite to read this book is that, if you start reading with Shiva as 'The God of Destroyer of Evil', then you will not be able to enjoy the simple concepts and the confusion he has, which holds a very important role for the plot development. I really love the way the relationship between Sati and Shiva has been depicted. If you know the actual history of Shiva & Sati, you will be able to get the contrast between the book and the actual events. It actually made a really good point for me, and i actually really enjoyed the differences. That is the reason i couldn't give a whole 5 stars. I am diving into the next book with a clean slate!
But let me warn you! This book ends in a really bad Cliffhanger, and you will be forced to pick up the next book in the series!! Other than that, I absolutely loved this book. Though it had few flaws, it was such a solid and wonderful read, and i definitely recommend this book to you if you are a fan of mythological fiction!
If you are ready for a ride in the fictional history then this is the book for you.
This book will keep you on your feet till the last minute and at the end you will only wanted to be doing one thing and that is ordering it's second part
This book will keep you on your feet till the last minute and at the end you will only wanted to be doing one thing and that is ordering it's second part
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Took me 2 months to finish this book and I wanted to flip disks for the entire time. An amazing concept - seeing the world through the eyes of a god who doesn't know he's one, living in a magical time we don't know much about - has all the workings of a great book but the execution leaves something to be desired. It's not just the English/flow (I read the 50 shades trilogy and that has the worst English I've ever come across), there's just something ... torturous about his book. I know book 2 and 3 will be left unread. Ugh!
Immortals of Meluha, being the first part of the series, introduces us into Amish's fiction. Though slow, it did that part well. We enter the new old India in a strange circumstances and as the book ends we will be sure as to what more Amish have to offer. I congratulate him on the success of building his world and especially for introducing all the Hindu gods into this world. But saying that, the book has some drawbacks, one for its slow pace, two for his world is not that clear. As far as I remember, this book is 'way' better than general Indian romantic novels and hope Amish inspires more Indian writers.
my rating: 3.5/5
PS: Read it for its third book!
my rating: 3.5/5
PS: Read it for its third book!
I first heard about this book from a friend who had said that the book was a good read. Curious I tried reading up more about it and saw that noted columnists like Anil Dharkar and Sandipan Deb had given it great reviews. I read the first chapter online and liked it well enough that I decided to buy it. I went to quite a few book shops and found that it was sold out in most places. That is really surprising for a first time Indian author. Finally I found it in a tiny little shop, the proprietor telling me that the one I bought was one of the last copies he had left.
The plot seemed interesting enough. A different take on Shiva the destroyer, a god revered by millions of Hindus all over the world, one of the Trimurti (three main Gods, the others being Brahma the creator and Vishnu the preserver ), known as Natraj -- the lord of dance and one of the most passionate men in Hindu mythology.
The author has done a good job of integrating all the details known to us about the Indus Valley Civilization and has also given his own explanations for various concepts. I liked the discussion on what is evil and the fact that what is considered evil or wrong by some people may not be seen in the same way by others. He has introduced concepts of terrorism, the caste system and the position of women in society in this first book in a planned trilogy.
But that was all I liked about the book. The writing was poor and the editor needed to do a better job. The characters were flat and not at all well developed. It was hard to believe that people, even a wise king and his courtiers, would be so ready to believe that a person was their savior and blindly follow him without considering the consequences of their decisions.
Also when an author wants to emphasize how good his protagonist is, it is best done in a subtle manner but here it is loudly proclaimed over and over again by the other characters which annoyed me a lot. Each fact is repeated over and over again in ten different ways and it made me wonder if the author thinks we are complete fools who will not get a concept on the first try.
Even though modern language is necessary for a book to connect with the general audience, the author seems to have completely forgotten what his book was about & the language used was extremely jarring and cliched and kept distracting me from focusing on the book. The book reads more like a movie script than a novel. It seems as though the author has written the book keeping Bollywood producers and directors in mind, rather than genuine readers.
The last few chapters, especially were very hastily written and seemed really rushed. The author had some good places where he could have ended this book but he chose to end the book with a cliffhanger and a 'To Be Continued'. Did the author not know what was to happen next? Or was he not convinced that his story was interesting enough for audiences to want to read the next book if he had given it a proper ending. Even in a book series a reader must be able to read a book and have a sense of conclusion which was absent here.
Overall even though the author had a great idea and some really interesting ways of making it all come together, weak writing and poor editing makes this a very big let down.
The plot seemed interesting enough. A different take on Shiva the destroyer, a god revered by millions of Hindus all over the world, one of the Trimurti (three main Gods, the others being Brahma the creator and Vishnu the preserver ), known as Natraj -- the lord of dance and one of the most passionate men in Hindu mythology.
The author has done a good job of integrating all the details known to us about the Indus Valley Civilization and has also given his own explanations for various concepts. I liked the discussion on what is evil and the fact that what is considered evil or wrong by some people may not be seen in the same way by others. He has introduced concepts of terrorism, the caste system and the position of women in society in this first book in a planned trilogy.
But that was all I liked about the book. The writing was poor and the editor needed to do a better job. The characters were flat and not at all well developed. It was hard to believe that people, even a wise king and his courtiers, would be so ready to believe that a person was their savior and blindly follow him without considering the consequences of their decisions.
Also when an author wants to emphasize how good his protagonist is, it is best done in a subtle manner but here it is loudly proclaimed over and over again by the other characters which annoyed me a lot. Each fact is repeated over and over again in ten different ways and it made me wonder if the author thinks we are complete fools who will not get a concept on the first try.
Even though modern language is necessary for a book to connect with the general audience, the author seems to have completely forgotten what his book was about & the language used was extremely jarring and cliched and kept distracting me from focusing on the book. The book reads more like a movie script than a novel. It seems as though the author has written the book keeping Bollywood producers and directors in mind, rather than genuine readers.
The last few chapters, especially were very hastily written and seemed really rushed. The author had some good places where he could have ended this book but he chose to end the book with a cliffhanger and a 'To Be Continued'. Did the author not know what was to happen next? Or was he not convinced that his story was interesting enough for audiences to want to read the next book if he had given it a proper ending. Even in a book series a reader must be able to read a book and have a sense of conclusion which was absent here.
Overall even though the author had a great idea and some really interesting ways of making it all come together, weak writing and poor editing makes this a very big let down.