February is close enough so I‘m starting this book for #foodandlit #Nepal @Catsandbooks #litsyatoz #letterA
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February is close enough so I‘m starting this book for #foodandlit #Nepal @Catsandbooks #litsyatoz #letterA
I‘m still in Margo‘s world from Margo‘s Got Money Troubles and I need a graphic novel break before I can move to my next novel.
Beautiful illustrations!
pickVolume 7 brings the 18-days war to a close. This was an emotional roller coaster.
Yudhisthira‘s foolishness almost costs him the kingdom. With no choice left but deceit, Krishna advises Bhima to break dharma in the fight.
This act brings into focus the many times the Pandavas & Krishna perpetrate immoral acts in the name of “the greater good”.
The Pandavas end up the winners of a broken & grieving kingdom; with a bleak future awaiting them.
For those of you in #Bookedintime who enjoyed the author and Indian setting, I recommend this one, set in ancient Indian, it is a myth retelling of a woman married to five brothers. The story is interesting and adventurous, and the characters are royal but likable.
pickWith this we end Day 15 of the war. The five days after Bhishma‘s fall are the most brutal. Drona is a savage.
There are a LOT of battle scenes in this book. But the book ends with a huge debate and fight about what Dharma really means; and who is morally right or wrong.
When Drona finally succumbs, we don‘t know whether to feel anger or horror or relief. Ashwatthama is MAD and gets reckless, showing no mercy with his divine weapons.
pickThis book critically engages with the Mahabharata and tries to understand the social, cultural, political, economic and religious structures of India at the time the Mahabharata is believed to have occurred.
Karve strips away the fantastical and divine layers and exposes the very real humans underneath the myth and mystery. She shows us why despite being such an ancient work of literature, the Mahabharata is still so relevant today.
pickThe first ten days of the Kurukshetra war are led by Bhishma - oscillating in favour between the Kauravas & Pandavas because of Bhishma‘s equal love for both sets of grandsons.
Krishna‘s wisdom in the form of the Gita fails to rouse Arjuna to action - but others pick up the slack.
Duryodhana has many tricks up his sleeve, but he is an equally honourable warrior. But things don‘t seem good for him as Bhishma is felled and Drona takes the reins.
