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A review by ravipotter
The Mystery of the Fortress & Other Stories by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Shankar Sen
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.