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War of Lanka

War of Lanka

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  • Author：Amish Tripathi
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Summary

LANKA WILL BURN。 DARKNESS WILL PERISH。

BUT CAN LIGHT ENDURE？

INDIA， 3400 BCE。

Greed。 Rage。 Grief。 Love。 Smouldering tinder， waiting to trigger a war。

But this war is different。 This one is for Dharma。 This war is for the greatest Goddess of them all。

Sita has been kidnapped。 Defiantly， she dares Raavan to kill her - she'd rather die than allow Ram to surrender。

Ram is beside himself with grief and rage。 He prepares for war。 Fury is his fuel。 Calm focus， his guide。

Raavan thought he was invincible。 He thought he'd negotiate and force a surrender。 Little did he know 。。。

The first three books of the second-fastest-selling book series in Indian publishing history - the Ram Chandra Series - explore the individual journeys of Ram， Sita and Raavan。 In this， the epic fourth book of the series， their narrative strands crash into each other， and explode in a slaughterous war。

Will Ram defeat the ruthless and fiendish Raavan， constrained as he is by the laws of Dharma？ Will Lanka burn to a cinder or fight back like a cornered tiger？ Will the terrible costs of war be worth the victory？

Most importantly， will the Vishnu rise？ And will the real enemies of the land fear the Vishnu？ For fear is the mother of love。

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Reviews

Abhilash Ruhela ，

25th Book of 2022Binge-watching subsequent seasons of your favorite web-series is easy as you can fast-forward the unwanted scenes and complete it within a day。 But it is very difficult to finish reading a book which is part of a series as you can’t skip the sentences and have to read everything with utmost concentration and devotion。 And it becomes further tough when the book is of almost 475 pages。 Yes， I am talking about the latest release of Amish Tripathi’s book named “War of Lanka” which i 25th Book of 2022Binge-watching subsequent seasons of your favorite web-series is easy as you can fast-forward the unwanted scenes and complete it within a day。 But it is very difficult to finish reading a book which is part of a series as you can’t skip the sentences and have to read everything with utmost concentration and devotion。 And it becomes further tough when the book is of almost 475 pages。 Yes， I am talking about the latest release of Amish Tripathi’s book named “War of Lanka” which is the 4th book in the Ram Chandra series。 For this book， Amish has made his readers wait for more than 3 years hence there has been high expectations from it。 I have been lucky enough to be present at the launch of this book and own an author-signed copy of it。 The excitement has been such that I completed reading it within 2 days as I couldn’t stop myself from knowing how the things will unfold further in the story。As we know Amish had experimented with the hyperlink concept with the first 3 books where each of them told stories of Ram， Sita and Raavan respectively from their birth till the kidnap of Sita by Raavan。 The story finally merges with this book and takes it ahead from there。 Amish has utilized the power of creative liberty completely as he has almost rewritten the whole Ramayan in his own version。 It was evident in the 1st 3 books and this one just makes you smile at incidents where you expect things to unfold the way you have read/seen them but Amish throws a googly and you are surprised with a completely new take upon the same。 I would like to mention few of them: For e。g。 Hanuman lifting the mountain for Sanjivani angle has been transformed – the conversation between Sita and Raavan are friendly in Ashok Vatika – Ram Setu being referred as Nala Setu – Vali’s death – Sita’s birth – Ram’s brothers’ involvement in the war， Ram-Sabri meeting etc。 Amish has used a very commanding and friendly language to narrate the story as you’ll not have to run for the dictionary – though he ensures you still learn few new words without much trouble。 Author has purposely created small sentences so that it becomes easier for readers to navigate while reading - I like how Amish doesn’t care a bit about what Grammar Nazis would say on the way he writes sentences without a proper form and uses punctuation marks as per his convenience。 From his writings， it is evident that he cares for reader’s ease rather than impressing the elites。 His descriptions are so powerful that he makes you visualize the whole personas and scenes and find yourself in the same era。 You’ll even feel that you are the character who is being discussed because of the way Amish provides details – let them be as small or miniscule as possible。 It’s almost as if you are blind and someone is narrating the whole movie to you without missing a single second of it。 I am glad that Amish has shared the whole list of characters in the beginning which had initially scared me regarding how many times will I have to refer to this page but I must tell you – I didn’t have to do it even once。 I am equally impressed with the execution as even if you haven’t read the 1st 3 books， you will still not have to worry much because author， very intelligently， tells all the important details briefly before proceeding ahead with a certain important character/scene。 The use of adjectives and adverbs did mesmerize me- Tripathi uses it wonderfully in defining the characters， actions， sequences， locations， monuments， expressions and everything under the sky。 One must read this book to learn how to use adjectives/adverbs in our writings/conversations。As we have often heard that our epics are not only about the story but it teaches us many aspects – author ensures that even his version does justice to it。 There are good amount of geographical references which will make you feel as if you are traveling to all these places yourself。 Even the way geo-political angle is covered helps you understand the challenges of people living there plus how it’s affecting the current situation of the characters。 He doesn’t even shy away from quoting references from other cultures and you’ll find important insights/terms discussed from other epics and religious references too。 Unlike Mahabharata， Ramayan has always been more about preparation of the war than the war itself and while narrating the same， there are multiple scientific inclusions made which gives us an insight how things weren’t as easy as it sounds。 Amish takes enough time to explain how the bridge between Southern India and Lanka was built using science rather than just throwing the stones which starts floating right away。 Amish’s magic is using the philosophical aspect to speak about his belief on certain topics which is either everyone’s interest or enough relevant with our contemporary times。 Particularly in this book it mostly happens when legendary characters are talking among themselves such as Sita-Raavan， Raavan-Indrajit， Raavan-Kumbhakarna， Vishwamitra-Vashishtha or there’s some flashback being discussed which doesn’t have anything to do with the current timeline but it’s like a good break for the readers to read some philosophy and then get back to the War zone。 Haha！ Author uses references of surgical strike， corona pandemic， vaccinations and its distribution to the needy outsiders， elitism， nepotism， Sabrimala etc。 which helps you relate better。Now talking about the drawbacks- I would start with the length of the book which Amish is gradually increasing with each book。 Raavan was of around 375+ pages whereas this one is 100 more pages。 Frankly， War of Lanka could have very easily been summed up within 350 pages if author had thought of letting go of few sentences used for over-describing situations or scientific concepts or war strategies。 There are few sections which are exhaustive and eventually become boring such as building of Setu， entry into Onguiaahra， setup of Army etc。 The main heroes of Ramayan are Ram and Sita， obviously， but unfortunately， you will be surprised to know that there’s very less of both- Ram and Sita in this book。 It’s more about the 3 brothers of Ram， Kumbhakarna， Indrajit， Mareech etc。 Even Hanuman doesn’t have a great role the way it’s in the Valmini Ramayan。 This was quite shocking for me as I believed Amish would portray Ram similar to how he did it with Shiva in the Shiva Trilogy and make us feel about the Larger-than-life presence of him on the planet。 But nothing sort of that happens。 Also eliminating few great characters or reducing their role gives a sense of incompleteness such as Jamvant， Sugreev， Angad etc。 When an author tweaks an epic story like Ramayan， and when he is as popular as Amish Tripathi， we expect the story to be at least 75% as exceptional as the original but it’s not the case here。 Even Raavan’s character has been underplayed where unlike the Valmiki’s Ramayan， he is aware that he’ll die right from the 1st day and he’s being extra-sweet with everyone。 It is just not relatable at all。Overall， I will still rate Raavan as the best book in the Ram Chandra series but saying that， the way story has been left incomplete in this book post the war of Ramayan， there’s an excitement to know what will Amish bring in the next and the last book of this series。 My gut feeling says that it is going to be the best book in this series and also， maybe， Amish’s best work till date。 Let’s wait and watch。 I give this book 4 stars out of 5 – not great but not average either。 Thanks！WRITING BUDDHA 。。。more

Mehul desai ，

StretchedThe book could have been 100 pages less which would have made it more effective。 Brilliant in patches。 Enough twists in the story to let you ignore the unnecessary verbiage。 Surprises galore as is his wont。 Some dialogues bring tears to the eyes whilst some bore you。 I think in his books on Ram， Sita takes the cake this may end up 3rd out of the 4。

Gunjan Chellani ，

When Amish publishes a new book， i keep all my other books aside and jump on the Amish’s marvel。 Well， this book took 3 years and i kinda forgot the magic of the previous book in ram chandra series。 But， Amish being Amish， the aura of each character and the description of each event is yet again beautifully described。 Though few events are over stretched， the whole book yet again brings a different way of writing a mythological 。 Since childhood， i have seen series and movies on Ramayan。 The sid When Amish publishes a new book， i keep all my other books aside and jump on the Amish’s marvel。 Well， this book took 3 years and i kinda forgot the magic of the previous book in ram chandra series。 But， Amish being Amish， the aura of each character and the description of each event is yet again beautifully described。 Though few events are over stretched， the whole book yet again brings a different way of writing a mythological 。 Since childhood， i have seen series and movies on Ramayan。 The side of Raavan is portrayed negative & full of anger and that of Ram is calm and positive。 However， Amish gives a different respectful flavour to each event and also maintains the essence。 What exactly happened in that era is not known by anyone， but getting to read a war story positively described gives a different feel。 The best book so far in this series for me is Sita - the warrior of Mithila。 As compared to the earlier books， the War of Lanka lags bit of flow。 But the magic of Amish deserves no less than 4 stars。 Looking forward to the finale！！ 。。。more

Pulkit Garg ，

Ek star toh sirf Amish ke liye banta hai :DAmish is back at his original self， with his creative writing and biting logic （although biryani being an ancient Indian dish and some other things are a little， well， cringe）。The book is almost singularly from the POV of the Ram camp， and that too mostly Bharat and Lakshman， which was a slight let down because I was expecting more from characters like Sita and the Lankans。In the beginning， effort has been made to fit three povs in one single chapter， w Ek star toh sirf Amish ke liye banta hai :DAmish is back at his original self， with his creative writing and biting logic （although biryani being an ancient Indian dish and some other things are a little， well， cringe）。The book is almost singularly from the POV of the Ram camp， and that too mostly Bharat and Lakshman， which was a slight let down because I was expecting more from characters like Sita and the Lankans。In the beginning， effort has been made to fit three povs in one single chapter， which had a tendency of breaking the narrative flow。 It could've been better if we had individual chapters for the central protagonists i guess？Also the Lankans lose the war far too easily。 That could've been due to Ravan and Kumbhakaran's decision to martyr themselves along with their army of Rakshasas to save 'Mother India' and to make Sita the seventh Vishnu， but nonetheless I was disappointed - it was as if like only the Ram camp had all the brains and politicking。 We were promised an epic war， so I would've loved to see more of Ravan's planning and resistance。I think all of this is mostly because of the baggage this book has been carrying as a product of almost four years of waiting， but given all that has happened， this book is a fantastic addition to Amish's list of works and has proved once again that he is back。👍 。。。more

Rohit Chopra ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Extremely Dis-appointing by Amish。 I was a die-hard fan of Amish till I read this。 I mean this cannot be the work of someone who gave us The Immortals of Meluha and Secret of the Nagas！！！！The biggest blunder I feel is the characterisation of Ravana！！How can Ravan capture Sita so that Ram can kill him and his soldiers！！！！Ram， Ravan and Kumbhakaran bonding over Poha， Idli is too much！！！Ravan's reaction on death of Kumbhakaran， Indrajit looks so shallow！！！Where is the warrier！！！！If Ravan was so gen Extremely Dis-appointing by Amish。 I was a die-hard fan of Amish till I read this。 I mean this cannot be the work of someone who gave us The Immortals of Meluha and Secret of the Nagas！！！！The biggest blunder I feel is the characterisation of Ravana！！How can Ravan capture Sita so that Ram can kill him and his soldiers！！！！Ram， Ravan and Kumbhakaran bonding over Poha， Idli is too much！！！Ravan's reaction on death of Kumbhakaran， Indrajit looks so shallow！！！Where is the warrier！！！！If Ravan was so gentle， then why do we burn him year after year！！！！Even Ramayana cannot be a world epic then！！！Words like "Bro" are used！！！ bharat and Shatughan are fighting War with Ram！！！Great characters like Vali is wasted and also has death wish like Ravana！！！Hanuman is reduced to a mere warrior！！！I can go On and On！！！！This will be my last read from Amish！！！I am done with him！！Such a cartoonish presentation of world's greatest Epic！！！！Shameful， is the least I can say！！！！Would have given negative stars， if possible！！！Hope Amish reads this and feels sorry for losing a great Loyal reader forever！！！！Brother: Work Hard and with Honesty！！！！This is most dishonest work ever， written in a hurry！！！！Quoting English writers， Bringing in Brazilian Jujitsu！！Were u doping to bring this to a Ramayan story？？？？ 。。。more

Sanjana ，

It was pretty lengthy and detailed。 It's brilliant actually the way Amish has portrayed the story with contemporary issues and thoughts。 It was pretty lengthy and detailed。 It's brilliant actually the way Amish has portrayed the story with contemporary issues and thoughts。 。。。more

Nikesh ，

DisappointingRead Amish Tripathi's War of Lanka。 Big disappointment。It have no depth。 Amish is confused on how to portray Ravan， the character work is very weak。 To justify his deeds， Amish has taken away the soul of the narrative。There are so many repetitions of same cheap lines。 It looks like a 15 year old has read his previous novels and has written a parody。Chapters are inconsistently written and doesn't seem to be authored by same person。 Compulsion of twisting the facts to fit into the uni DisappointingRead Amish Tripathi's War of Lanka。 Big disappointment。It have no depth。 Amish is confused on how to portray Ravan， the character work is very weak。 To justify his deeds， Amish has taken away the soul of the narrative。There are so many repetitions of same cheap lines。 It looks like a 15 year old has read his previous novels and has written a parody。Chapters are inconsistently written and doesn't seem to be authored by same person。 Compulsion of twisting the facts to fit into the universe created in 'Immortals of Meluha' is very evident。Raavan， Sita and Kumbhkaran bonding over food is just too much to digest。 Unnecessary research details into how to get tusk out of elephants kills the interest。The last novel， Ravana， was also disappointing which have reduced the mighty Raavan to a cheap bollywood mafia type character。 This novel sealed the deal by making him a road side dada whose days of glory were over already。How much the idea of moat and area between the outer and inner wall can be exploited？ It seems Amish's imagination has been corrupted during the bogus series on Ramayana on Discovery+。Bharat and Shatrughan were unnecessarily dragged into a narrative which dilutes the whole idea that Ramji has taken help of ordinary people to defeat the mighty Raavan。 If a new more practical narrative was to be built， why just Bharat only， why not other kingdoms also participated。Also Ram is portrayed as a character who is so apologetic that he keep justifying his actions to everybody and people openly defy him。 It has the hints of Yudhishthir's character from Mahabharat。 ShriRam was a strong willed， leader of masses and loved & respected by even the enemies。 He invoked devotion in others and people didn't feel compelled to follow him just because he was King。 Also why do anybody portray that Bali and Ravan were defeated by Ram because they wanted a good death and not because of Ram's warrior skills and ability？Vasisht and Vishwamitra were reduced to political characters rather than the great Gurus。 Also the narrative and twists are too weak to justify this big creative freedom Amish has taken。The whole story is riddled with plot holes， the editors has done a poor job making it the worst ever novel by Amish， so far。 Read this novel just in respect of the author who gave us 'Immortals of Meluha' and first 2 novels of Ramchandra series。 Not excited about any further work from Amish。 。。。more

Rohan Asuthkar ，

*SPOILERS*This is yet another book on the “Most anticipated fuck-up” pile。 Years Ago， I read the Shiva Trilogy， and thought it was a great Fantasy series that reimagined the Mythology I grew up with。 It had incredible world-building， characters and guess what else---GOOD WRITING。 War of Lanka is quite disappointing。A little background before my review， Amish Tripathi originally wanted to make an adaptation of The Mahabharata after “The Oath of the Vayuputras”（which he was paid over 5 crores INR *SPOILERS*This is yet another book on the “Most anticipated fuck-up” pile。 Years Ago， I read the Shiva Trilogy， and thought it was a great Fantasy series that reimagined the Mythology I grew up with。 It had incredible world-building， characters and guess what else---GOOD WRITING。 War of Lanka is quite disappointing。A little background before my review， Amish Tripathi originally wanted to make an adaptation of The Mahabharata after “The Oath of the Vayuputras”（which he was paid over 5 crores INR （$700，000） for the successor series）， but for some undisclosed circumstances， he challenged himself to write The Ram-Chandra series。 You can see the laziness full exhibited in Scion of Iksvaku， he wrote Lakshman as a giant， he describes Bharat as a butter-eater with a peacock feather adorned on his head。 The author had cut corners to further his story。 Despite this， I liked how the story progressed， it set up a great villain in Raavan and introduced Sita in a contemporary way。 To add to that， it had interesting subplots。 The Second book， was a massive improvement over the first one。 Warrior of Mithila was the book that solidified the series for me。 Then the third book， Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta， was a mixed bag。 Amish made a grevious miscalculation when he decided to Sympathize Raavan， it made him less potent。 Humanizing a character is fine， but making him into a “misunderstood victim” is a terrible literary decision。*Now for the main review*， WAR OF LANKA！ （sorry for the diatribe above）。 Let me be honest， for a book that took years to write， it feels like it was rushed…and it was。 Amish has released 3 other books before starting this。 Let's get the positives out of the way， Great Scenic storytelling with a sense of realism。 The story depicts the fantasy-based events of the Ramayana with a logical explanation， no flying Monkeys， no talking trees， just good bloody war。 Another positive is the character of Ram。 Amish is more a Shaivite than a Vaishnav， but his respect and admiration for Ram as an ideal and archetypal hero is very wholesome to read。 NOW THE NEGATIVES， oh dear。 There is no build up to anything。 Ramayana is an epic journey， the lead up to the Yuddha Kanda is a long time， the author really wanted a paycheck， he sped up the journey。 He ignored characters and subplots of the original source material and his own fucking continuity。 Characters like Sugreev， Vishamithra， and more， are forgotten or barely present。 And speaking of the characters， AMISH DOESN'T UNDERSTAND HIS OWN CHARACTERS。 Raavan and Sita are quite cordial with each other， she even refers to him as Ravaanji" while eating Poha （that is not a joke）， Hanuman being a devotee of Ram is not even mentioned。 Ram and Raavan had mutual respect for each other。 The whole purpose of the war is not spiritual or personal， but political to establish the Vishnu（"A leader who leads society to a new order"） who is Sita。 This is a book where the character of Samichi is more evil and terrifying than Raavan。 Like WTF。 Also， the characters are so one dimensional， Shatrugan is smart--he builds everything from bridges to elephant armor。 Furthermore， the writing is so fucking colloquial， too many English words and modern day references for something taking place in Bronze Age India。 There are so many verbatim references to Jujitsu， Schopenhauer， Seneca。 It was so cringeworthy to read that it felt like an Ernest Cline novel。 I hope the next novel brings the series home， and yes I'm such a groupie that I will keep buying his books。 The next novel should be more mature and respect the story of Ram and Sita rather than the author's weird liberal re-imagination。 。。。more

Raunak ，

This a more humane take as always by Amish， looking forward to the last book of the series。A modern retelling yes， but the book could have used a few graphics/drawings。 The same dialogue repeated multiple times， could have been avoided。 Uses of "bro" really！ Did see a few mistakes in the first edition。 This a more humane take as always by Amish， looking forward to the last book of the series。A modern retelling yes， but the book could have used a few graphics/drawings。 The same dialogue repeated multiple times， could have been avoided。 Uses of "bro" really！ Did see a few mistakes in the first edition。 。。。more

Santosh Jha ，

This is 4th book in the series and I am not very impressed by the book due for many reasons。The first and foremost reason is the characterization of Ravan， From the start to the end， it showed as Ravan already knew as in he just showed little to no interest to fight back。 That makes the whole war thing kind of a planned and dull act only， He never had a range of emotions like rage or vengeance even though his brother and son died。 he moment at any war situation one side kind of surrenders， the s This is 4th book in the series and I am not very impressed by the book due for many reasons。The first and foremost reason is the characterization of Ravan， From the start to the end， it showed as Ravan already knew as in he just showed little to no interest to fight back。 That makes the whole war thing kind of a planned and dull act only， He never had a range of emotions like rage or vengeance even though his brother and son died。 he moment at any war situation one side kind of surrenders， the story is never able to hold you for the big thing or any big reveal or any big planning。Second， the much-anticipated saga of Vashishta and Vishwamitra， Which kind of being set up in the last book， has Never been utilized fully， They just have a glimpse here and there。 In the last part， this duo was set up as the mastermind behind all these conflicts and they know how this will go， In this book， both are just there and both were not able to do any significant influence in the war。The third and last thing I didn't like is， the WAR setup takes a long time which is understandable but WAR seems to be in such a hurry， that it seems like the author is in too hurry to complete all the important and significant things from Ramayana and make it done asap。 But above all， as we all know Ramayana and how it goes。 the author's attempts to rewrite the saga are praiseworthy。 Writing is easy。 。。。more

Manoj Kasat ，

Disappointing I am big fan of Amish Tripathi but this book disappointed me。 Ravan's capitulation to Sita made all the war later on appear stage managed。 Also too much ink wasted on military strategy and details rather than the politics， intrigue and drama of the actual story。 In trying to balance Ram and Ravan ， Amish appears to have lost the plot。 Hope the 5th one would be better。。PS : Vishwamitra almost vanished from this book despite the build up that he wanted and made this war happen Disappointing I am big fan of Amish Tripathi but this book disappointed me。 Ravan's capitulation to Sita made all the war later on appear stage managed。 Also too much ink wasted on military strategy and details rather than the politics， intrigue and drama of the actual story。 In trying to balance Ram and Ravan ， Amish appears to have lost the plot。 Hope the 5th one would be better。。PS : Vishwamitra almost vanished from this book despite the build up that he wanted and made this war happen 。。。more

Lakshit Sen ，

Exceptional！！ In all the terms this book is a non-stop network of surprises。From the beginning to end， Amish has done exquisite work to elaborate emotions， of each and every character， their lamentation， and the best of all is scientific explanations of Ram Setu。MESMERIZED！！！

Rathnavel Ponnuswami ，

War of Lanka stays true to Amish's style of irrefutable logic in story telling as well as the philosophy that is thrown in between。 While the plot may lack consistency with the conventional story which Amish fan's are well familiar， you can only marvel the way he connects the major points of the story cleverly trading science for myth。 After books on the life of three main characters， Ram， Sita and Raavan， the fourth one culminates to the war in Lanka。 The book details the war in a wonderful man War of Lanka stays true to Amish's style of irrefutable logic in story telling as well as the philosophy that is thrown in between。 While the plot may lack consistency with the conventional story which Amish fan's are well familiar， you can only marvel the way he connects the major points of the story cleverly trading science for myth。 After books on the life of three main characters， Ram， Sita and Raavan， the fourth one culminates to the war in Lanka。 The book details the war in a wonderful manner even though mellowing down the main antagonists and highlighting the protagonists may not strike a chord。 The book doesn't clearly answer the question that was the nucleus of the four books。 It leaves us with a very short and subtle answer which we may interpret in different ways。 As usual， another lovely read from Amish that helps us imagine Ramayana differently and imbibe some life lessons 。。。more

Divyank Gupta ，

Two questionsWhat about the relation between Lord Ram and Sugreev？And most importantly where is the intense devotion of Lord Hanuman for Lord Ram？

Chaitali Narla ，

Good finale to a great seriesThis is the book I've been waiting for a couple of years now！ Glad to read it and complete the trilogy。 Very well written in portraying the gods as human。I'd have loved to see a little bit more of Ram after the war when he didn't really uphold his vows to Sita。 He is shown as a very good character throughout but it's a known fact that like all humans he also had his shades of grey。 Good finale to a great seriesThis is the book I've been waiting for a couple of years now！ Glad to read it and complete the trilogy。 Very well written in portraying the gods as human。I'd have loved to see a little bit more of Ram after the war when he didn't really uphold his vows to Sita。 He is shown as a very good character throughout but it's a known fact that like all humans he also had his shades of grey。 。。。more

Ayush Godbole ，

After 3 years， this book is finally here。 This book reached my place at 11 AM， and I finished reading by 7 PM， 4th of October。 I've been eagerly waiting for this book for literally years， like everyone else， and for the most part wasn't disappointing。I enjoyed the style of writing， as always。 The simplicity and accessibility makes it easy to read， especially considering I'm in a reading slump at the moment。 I liked how the overall story was handled， as well as some of the character work， especia After 3 years， this book is finally here。 This book reached my place at 11 AM， and I finished reading by 7 PM， 4th of October。 I've been eagerly waiting for this book for literally years， like everyone else， and for the most part wasn't disappointing。I enjoyed the style of writing， as always。 The simplicity and accessibility makes it easy to read， especially considering I'm in a reading slump at the moment。 I liked how the overall story was handled， as well as some of the character work， especially Raavan， which has been the case for the story overall。 I was also a fan of most of the plot until the finale。 Reading about the skirmishes， the smart plans to gain an advantage， the assassination attempts， the betrayals， and other events leading up to the final confrontation were very interesting to read。However， the fast pacing of the plot felt rushed。 Various parts of the story （the Vali and Sugreeva part， for example， with Sugreeva not featuring at all） were not given their due time in the story， and their presence in this book seems to be obligatory， lasting merely a few pages。 In addition， the character work of this book was not up to the level of the previous books， owing to the heavy emphasis on the progression of events and the multiple POV's。 The actual entire-army versus entire-army finale was disappointing too， with victory being achieved with seeming no difficulty whatsoever。 I feel like this book could have been longer， maybe split into two books。 However， I suppose I understand the motivation of the author; Maybe the point is to get the war done with， the part every Indian knows about， the vanquishment of Raavan and rescue of Sita， with the focus of the next book being a political thriller about the establishment of Meluha and the opposition by internal forces。 I am excited for the next book now。 。。。more

Anjel ，

This is going to be the series finale。。。 it's the fourth installment of 5 books series （Ram Chandra series）。 But this will be the most awaited books as the multilinear narrative of the series is goin' to merge and create an epic storyline and will end this saga。。。（bcz i personally thinks that after Ravan's death the story will be complete plot wise）This book will cover the timeline between the kidnapping of Sita to Ravan's death。 This is going to be the series finale。。。 it's the fourth installment of 5 books series （Ram Chandra series）。 But this will be the most awaited books as the multilinear narrative of the series is goin' to merge and create an epic storyline and will end this saga。。。（bcz i personally thinks that after Ravan's death the story will be complete plot wise）This book will cover the timeline between the kidnapping of Sita to Ravan's death。 。。。more

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