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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
Excellent read. I am sure it will get better with the second book of Ram Chandra series.
I skipped ahead a little and realised that there was a lot of violence coming, more than I could stomach. I also wasn't finding the story or writing compelling enough to offset the unpleasantness of the violence, so I gave up on the book.
Amish is India's Dan Brown - which can be a good thing and a bad thing. Good being he can write something that you can't put down, bad being it will be your guilty pleasure - it lacks any literary prowess and is a work of pulp after all.
While the Shiva trilogy was a cryptic interpretation, world building and his own creation, this new series is based on a mythology that has been written countless times, from eons old original Ramayana to retelling through graphic novels and modern day renditions through the eyes of Ashok Banker.
This trilogy starts off predictably, just like the Shiva trilogy. Amish twists the known plots, adds anachronism and plausible science explanations at every opportunity. "Daivi Astra" are probably nuclear weapons, as "Asurastra" are biological bombs.
From a timeline perspective, this trilogy is a prequel to the Shiva trilogy. From "The Immortals of Meluha", you will remember Ram Rajya, and anecdotes from this story.
Amish has a penchant for connecting dots alongside telling a compelling story, however implausible it might be. While it might be devoid of literary content, it is an enjoyable and a fast read, and will have enough grip to have your glued for the next of the trilogy
While the Shiva trilogy was a cryptic interpretation, world building and his own creation, this new series is based on a mythology that has been written countless times, from eons old original Ramayana to retelling through graphic novels and modern day renditions through the eyes of Ashok Banker.
This trilogy starts off predictably, just like the Shiva trilogy. Amish twists the known plots, adds anachronism and plausible science explanations at every opportunity. "Daivi Astra" are probably nuclear weapons, as "Asurastra" are biological bombs.
From a timeline perspective, this trilogy is a prequel to the Shiva trilogy. From "The Immortals of Meluha", you will remember Ram Rajya, and anecdotes from this story.
Amish has a penchant for connecting dots alongside telling a compelling story, however implausible it might be. While it might be devoid of literary content, it is an enjoyable and a fast read, and will have enough grip to have your glued for the next of the trilogy
I sighed even as I picked up the book having imperceptibly tensed up my upper back, forearms and triceps. I frowned. I came across a lot of clichés. My inscrutable face did not betray the sea of emotions underneath caused by the forced slapstick humour made by similar sounding artificial characters. On reading bollywood tropes being blindly repurposed in a pre-historic drama, I closed the book and gyrated it at the tip of my right pointing finger, which had been used by my ancestors for pointing at stuff, before throwing it away. I frowned. The lack of proper editing was clear as was the blatant shoehorned commentary. Touché, Amish... touché.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
A soul soothing novel. Very different and more inspiring that ramayan.
Depiction of sita's character and her will is quite thoughtful.
Depiction of sita's character and her will is quite thoughtful.
The book is decent if you ignore it is supposed to have flavors of Ramayana. Any novel, if it has flavor of any epics should not compromise or try to change the story drastically This is exactly what the author has done with this book. Either he has to follow the stories of epic or use the stories in epics to describe the current scenarios (Like in 'Krishna Key' or 'Chanankya Chant'). I did not see both happen here.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
`I liked it & I can see why most people don't. Unlike The Shiva Trilogy, which was raw, creative, unique & started a genre on its own Amish have nothing new here. He tries to bend a great epic into his own amishverse and with that extra spice and imagination missing his weaknesses as an author shows more prominently here.
I have always seen him as more of a philosophical writer rather than a fantasy one, and here he conveys his philosophical views about the world through Ram. If you are hoping for a modern dramatic retelling of The Ramayan, then this isn't one. It feels more like a discussion with the author & that's what I have come to expect from his books.
I have always seen him as more of a philosophical writer rather than a fantasy one, and here he conveys his philosophical views about the world through Ram. If you are hoping for a modern dramatic retelling of The Ramayan, then this isn't one. It feels more like a discussion with the author & that's what I have come to expect from his books.