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ravipotter's review against another edition
3.0
I've mixed feelings about this book.
I've come to love the escapades of Byomkeshbabu and Ajitbabu over the time and this is the last available book in English that recounts the adventures of that duo. I've grown quite fond of these characters and gained a lot of respect for the skilful writing of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
Yet, of the five stories present in this book, I felt the first three were very meh. The last two are impressive and makeup for the lack of vigour in the first three. They are bigger in length as well, which is awesome. One of my biggest petty gripe is Satyaboti is called Satyabati, throughout the book, I couldn't accept that.
With this my journey with Byomkeshbabu and Ajitbabu ends for now, unless either more stories are translated into English or I learn Bengali. A decent read.
I've come to love the escapades of Byomkeshbabu and Ajitbabu over the time and this is the last available book in English that recounts the adventures of that duo. I've grown quite fond of these characters and gained a lot of respect for the skilful writing of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
Yet, of the five stories present in this book, I felt the first three were very meh. The last two are impressive and makeup for the lack of vigour in the first three. They are bigger in length as well, which is awesome. One of my biggest petty gripe is Satyaboti is called Satyabati, throughout the book, I couldn't accept that.
With this my journey with Byomkeshbabu and Ajitbabu ends for now, unless either more stories are translated into English or I learn Bengali. A decent read.
roshonline12's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing as always, Byomkesh is in top form in these mysteries. There are five mysteries in this collection, with the titular story being the longest. I had seen the Doordarshan adaptations of most of them so the suspense was cut out from the equation. Yet they were amazing to read and they added on details omitted by the TV series.
manumaan's review against another edition
2.0
I am sad after reading this book, that somehow the selection of stories for this collection is the worst.
There is no detection at all happening in 2-3 stories out of the 5. Are my memories of Byomkesh a mandela effect?
There is no detection at all happening in 2-3 stories out of the 5. Are my memories of Byomkesh a mandela effect?
ravipotter's review
3.0
I've mixed feelings about this book.
I've come to love the escapades of Byomkeshbabu and Ajitbabu over the time and this is the last available book in English that recounts the adventures of that duo. I've grown quite fond of these characters and gained a lot of respect for the skilful writing of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
Yet, of the five stories present in this book, I felt the first three were very meh. The last two are impressive and makeup for the lack of vigour in the first three. They are bigger in length as well, which is awesome. One of my biggest petty gripe is Satyaboti is called Satyabati, throughout the book, I couldn't accept that.
With this my journey with Byomkeshbabu and Ajitbabu ends for now, unless either more stories are translated into English or I learn Bengali. A decent read.
I've come to love the escapades of Byomkeshbabu and Ajitbabu over the time and this is the last available book in English that recounts the adventures of that duo. I've grown quite fond of these characters and gained a lot of respect for the skilful writing of Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay.
Yet, of the five stories present in this book, I felt the first three were very meh. The last two are impressive and makeup for the lack of vigour in the first three. They are bigger in length as well, which is awesome. One of my biggest petty gripe is Satyaboti is called Satyabati, throughout the book, I couldn't accept that.
With this my journey with Byomkeshbabu and Ajitbabu ends for now, unless either more stories are translated into English or I learn Bengali. A decent read.
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