Ramayana by William Buck

Ramayana

William Buck with Shirley Triest (Illustrator)

464 pages first pub -650 (editions)

fiction classics poetry adventurous challenging slow-paced
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Few works of literature have inspired so vast an audience, across so many radically different languages and cultures, as the Ramayana, written in Sanskrit over 2,000 years ago by a poet known to us as Valmiki. William Buck has retold the story of ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 76 reviews

Moods

adventurous 75%
challenging 75%
emotional 50%
hopeful 50%
inspiring 50%
reflective 50%
sad 50%
dark 25%
funny 25%
informative 25%
tense 25%

Pace

slow 33%
medium 33%
fast 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | No: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.82

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