Wednesday, April 13, 2005
The Demons of Chitrakoot - Ashok Banker
Its a third of a seven part series of the much written about Ramayana. This series is increasingly emerging to be written for people who did not grow up hearing about the epic. Its repetitive, cliched and not half as interesting as the first book promised. And it is just the third book. Hopefully it will get better.
I love the epic... (shows how our "gods" are as flawed as any one and even then repressed women!) and that they ate and drank and lived life to the full (though three hundred odd untitled wives is a bit much for any man today I think). Hope the author does not butcher it any further.
The story is at a point where Rama, his wife and his brother (what happened to his newly wedded wife I wonder?) leave for the 'seven years twice' exile in Dandakavan. rakshasas, asuras, Manthara and other "green pus filled " thingummies as she puts it.
In case you still want to read it, make sure you at least read the first two - Prince of Ayodhya and The Seige of Mithila and here is the fourth one, yet to arrive...
PS For the third book, a special edited edition was released only in India, thanks to nuts who masquearade as politicans.
I love the epic... (shows how our "gods" are as flawed as any one and even then repressed women!) and that they ate and drank and lived life to the full (though three hundred odd untitled wives is a bit much for any man today I think). Hope the author does not butcher it any further.
The story is at a point where Rama, his wife and his brother (what happened to his newly wedded wife I wonder?) leave for the 'seven years twice' exile in Dandakavan. rakshasas, asuras, Manthara and other "green pus filled " thingummies as she puts it.
In case you still want to read it, make sure you at least read the first two - Prince of Ayodhya and The Seige of Mithila and here is the fourth one, yet to arrive...
PS For the third book, a special edited edition was released only in India, thanks to nuts who masquearade as politicans.
# posted by Janaki @ 10:59 am 
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Was wondering whether to pick it up. Do you recommend it ?
The covers were awful but then one should not j a book by it's c.
The covers were awful but then one should not j a book by it's c.
yeah.. if u like the ramayana.. and want to see how not to treat it.. read it..
yeah the cover is really bad.. but i think thats only reserved for the indian edition!
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yeah the cover is really bad.. but i think thats only reserved for the indian edition!
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