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Vengeance Of Ravana (2000)

by Ashok K. Banker(Favorite Author)

3.39 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

AKB

series

Ramayana

review 1: There are times when one feels that Ashok Banker is overeraching himself. I have been a fan of his earlier volumes of the Ramayana. But this one is simply too much of a stretch - at times it feels like science fiction and the paradox of time travel is what he is trying to explain.Whatever. This book is just one too many. It fails to grip and the over decorative prose drags the narrative down.I wish he never wrote it. I am now reading 'Sons of Sita' and I hope it turns out better.
review 2: The seventh book of the Ramayana series that was never expected. Ashok Banker has his own reasons for writing it, as he mentions in the Foreword. He also uses the section to outline his plans to document the past, present and extrapolated future of India as well as alternate ... morehistory. I was quite happy when i read this because it seemed a noble endeavor. And then the book started. I have been a fan of the other books (except for Book 3, which i thought was an unnecessary stretch) in the series and have, in reviews, admired how the author brings characters and the age to life and uses prose in a way that makes you (even) identify with them. But this book completely failed for me. The plot, if any, doesn't go anywhere. I could've flipped 10 pages and still not missed a thing - except for prose. It's as though the mandate was to describe every occurrence / character/ vista in as many words as possible. Fitting in contemporary phrases like collateral damage and terms like vortal seem terribly forced. It's a vengeance story, but sometimes you wonder who it is directed at!!If you've been reading the Ramayana series, I guess you'll have to sit through this one too, just to see where it goes, but go in fully prepared for a prose avalanche. The author does seem to be on his own trip - good for him, not so good for readers. Sad. less

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