Scion Of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra Series #1) by Amish Tripathi - Book Review
Book: Scion Of Ikshvaku (Ram Chandra Series #1)
Author: Amish Tripathi
Publisher: Westland Publications Ltd
Genre: Fiction, Indian Mythology
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 355
My Rating: 3.8 / 5 ⭐
My Rating:
After Amish's much-acclaimed The Shiva Trilogy, the Ram Chandra series turns out to be a dud. Perhaps it's the high expectations that we hold from the artist or the point that Ramayana is a tale that we Indians are already quite informed about, but Amish's charm appears to be floundering for this series. He has attempted to provide a distinct way to developing every persona of the Ramayana, yet the novel was unsuccessful in luring me into its world.
The thoughts & points of contention were built very thoroughly. It revealed that extensive analysis was performed on different materials. The story-telling & vivid discussions hook you. If you analyze it to Sita (if you read it before this one like me), then you feel blessed that you already recognize enough of the story. Amish mentions at the origin of the book that there's a map of India of 3400BCE but couldn't locate it.
While it arrives at a mythological storyteller in India, I still believe that Amish is the finest. His novel weaving theory is especially unprecedented & absorbing. One can see references from Shiva's Trilogy in this book. Again, like in Sita, I didn't admire 'India' being cited as it never existed in those times. Overall, I would say, a fine book to begin with if anyone fancies reading Indian mythology.
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