Ram - Scion of Ikshvaku  (English, Paperback, Amish)

My first reaction: Did I just re-read Immortals of Meluha with new characters?

GOOD PARTS:
Amish attempted to show that Gods are mere mortals who ascended the pedestal of human reverence for their virtues.

Gods are not above flaws, but they restrict their flaws.

Gods too have humour, frustrations and anger. Gods seem to realize the fine line between valour and craziness/stupidity.

Amish made mythology interesting to read albeit through a very different view point.

He made references to...

The book was clearly a pirated version. Poor quality paper and binding was coming off. This seller is offering lowest price because of substandard quality. Even buying from a certified buyer at flipkart was a rip off. It has never happened before.

The book as expected is a fresh take on Ramayana. The beloved son of Ayodhya is considered a bad omen. You can see where this is going. As a story Mr. Tripathi does a good job, but when are claiming that this is a re-interpretation of the epic, you have fallen flat on your face. No justice done to the source material (Valmiki's Ramayana).

In summary, the author could have used his money and paper (actual paper in the book) on research and more pondering than using it for media marketing.

A very bad mix of mythology and fiction. The author seems to be more affected by whats happening currently in society and included it in the novel citing it as a way of life at that point of time. Ex is Nirbhaya rape case of delhi and a fellow acquitted because he was minor. The event was presented in novel citing as one of the event happened at that point of time. The novel is neither mythological nor fictional. I was surprised to read the reviews given at the beginning of the book. I am sur...

very bad print and paper quality. was not expecting this from flipkart. Maybe the sellers with whom flipkart is tying up are not properly verified by them.

The first book was really something with amish in his old narrative style.
The only cons I found are:
1) Couple of spelling mistakes in the first few chapters.
2) Use of very modern languages like touche and some others.

Apart from the cons it is a very good book and is almost like a film going on. Very much recommended to all who wants to read the old mythological stories with new interpretation and in the mean time have the same thrill as we are used to from amish.
Will be waiting for it...

If you have read Trilogy - you will NOT find this read gripping. The story moves on loosely and at times seems Amish is trying too hard to fit in logic to mythology. Was disappointed but will still give a shot to the next volume before calling it a day..