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adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
This book is no milestone in literature, neither highly descriptive. it is neither here nor there. If anything, it is quite bland though endearing. It is not in the least monumental but for the quote, “When the ax entered the forest, the trees said to each other: do not worry, the handle in that ax is one of us”.
A quick note: I bargained to buy a paperback of this book not a week ago and lost my bid leading to a raised curiosity. In hindsight, I think it was better to have left it be.
A note on major characters' description:
Ram: an idealist, preacher of monogamy, an uplifter of one's privacy, basically a non-interferer, a heedless prick, a trite hypocrite.
Raavan: Plain evil(though i need a reconsideration here), a character of a single dimension so boring that i almost left reading the book
Any lessons?
Swagruhe Pujyate Murkhaha, Swagraame Pujyate
Prabhuhu Swadeshe Pujyate Raja; Vidvaansarvatra Pujyate.
A quick note: I bargained to buy a paperback of this book not a week ago and lost my bid leading to a raised curiosity. In hindsight, I think it was better to have left it be.
A note on major characters' description:
Ram: an idealist, preacher of monogamy, an uplifter of one's privacy, basically a non-interferer, a heedless prick, a trite hypocrite.
Raavan: Plain evil(though i need a reconsideration here), a character of a single dimension so boring that i almost left reading the book
Any lessons?
Swagruhe Pujyate Murkhaha, Swagraame Pujyate
Prabhuhu Swadeshe Pujyate Raja; Vidvaansarvatra Pujyate.
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
***.5
Could have been better. But excited to start the next part.
Could have been better. But excited to start the next part.
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
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:
No
So I began reading this book in the first place because I had loved Amish's shiva trilogy.
But opposite to what I liked about the first book of that series (Immortals of Meluha), the opening of this book with its first few chapters bored me like anything. I was recommended that I read Sita: warrior of Mithila before I read this, but I was bent on reading the first part , well , first. I got interested in the story only when I was halfway through. But there's a negative point here too. The style of this series (as clarified by the author himself) is of a multilinear narrative. Which means there are many characters and each of them witness the same happenings from their respective point of views. After some time, a connection brings them all together. But what if there are events when two or more protagonists are simultaneously there in the scene ? Well then the author has to include the same dialogues in the Pov of each character. I faced this issue here too. While writing this book, the author has deliberately left some plotholes and loose ends , which will apparently be clarified in the upcoming parts. As a consequence, I found the sequence of events quite hurried.
Apart from that, the story does become intriguing after a while and it flows smoothly henceforth.
Lastly I'll say, this is obviously a retelling of the Ramayana and the author hasn't changed the main characters. But since it's a retelling or more aptly a reimagining of the epic in alignment with modern age, the story has many deviations from the actual story in the epic. That doesn't bug me at all since after all it's fiction. So readers must not be offended that the author has distorted the Ramayana to suit his writing.....if they honestly think so, they better stop reading mythological fictions altogether.
But opposite to what I liked about the first book of that series (Immortals of Meluha), the opening of this book with its first few chapters bored me like anything. I was recommended that I read Sita: warrior of Mithila before I read this, but I was bent on reading the first part , well , first. I got interested in the story only when I was halfway through. But there's a negative point here too. The style of this series (as clarified by the author himself) is of a multilinear narrative. Which means there are many characters and each of them witness the same happenings from their respective point of views. After some time, a connection brings them all together. But what if there are events when two or more protagonists are simultaneously there in the scene ? Well then the author has to include the same dialogues in the Pov of each character. I faced this issue here too. While writing this book, the author has deliberately left some plotholes and loose ends , which will apparently be clarified in the upcoming parts. As a consequence, I found the sequence of events quite hurried.
Apart from that, the story does become intriguing after a while and it flows smoothly henceforth.
Lastly I'll say, this is obviously a retelling of the Ramayana and the author hasn't changed the main characters. But since it's a retelling or more aptly a reimagining of the epic in alignment with modern age, the story has many deviations from the actual story in the epic. That doesn't bug me at all since after all it's fiction. So readers must not be offended that the author has distorted the Ramayana to suit his writing.....if they honestly think so, they better stop reading mythological fictions altogether.
Well written with thorough research and sensible analogies to mythology - the main reason for the success of Amish's books. Definitely looking forward to the next!
Writing felt lazy at times and kinda predicable, especially compared to the Shiva Trilogy.
But still hooked enough to continue with the series. So that's good, maybe?
But still hooked enough to continue with the series. So that's good, maybe?
*************Spoilers!***********
Literal Garbage!
Like really the most important part the one where Ram takes Exile was the worst of all. Damn, after the Swayamvar part this book went straight-downhill. Utterly ridiculous and disappointing. Like man, what was the point of that part where Kaikeyi took her two wishes and asked Ram's exile and Bharat's crowning when that shit was already declared by Ram himself! Like what? And don't even get me started on the writing style. Like that ish is like reading how a train is made from an effing Science Textbook and the dialogues, damn they were so cringey. Hope the sequel does better.
Literal Garbage!
Like really the most important part the one where Ram takes Exile was the worst of all. Damn, after the Swayamvar part this book went straight-downhill. Utterly ridiculous and disappointing. Like man, what was the point of that part where Kaikeyi took her two wishes and asked Ram's exile and Bharat's crowning when that shit was already declared by Ram himself! Like what? And don't even get me started on the writing style. Like that ish is like reading how a train is made from an effing Science Textbook and the dialogues, damn they were so cringey. Hope the sequel does better.