Reading: Ramayana 3392 AD II, Shamik Dasgupta, 2007
I couldn't get ahold of the first volume, so I'm going to go ahead an continue reading the second volume for now.
The story was pretty similar to the original up to the point where they meet "Vish" for the second time. Then, it completely changes. Seeta runs off on her own, and Rama and Lakshman are captured. I think this is a representation of the battles Rama has with the Rakshasas in the forest. He and his brother end up fighting against a lot of Rakshasas in a thunder-dome-like arena. It's a pretty cool re-imagining of how the party split up, and I think it makes the characters a lot more dynamic than the original. A lot of problems they've encountered are from their own actions rather than some deus ex machina. Of course, Seeta is a sort of deus ex machina personified, but that's neither here nor there.
The world they created for this book is quite interesting, but I have to say my favorite part is what they did to the characters. The original characters of the Ramayana are interesting, but compared to the ones in this story they're almost one dimensional. Even Rama gets angry and makes mistakes. He doesn't just walk through life immediately succeeding. He has to work for everything.
I couldn't get ahold of the first volume, so I'm going to go ahead an continue reading the second volume for now.
The story was pretty similar to the original up to the point where they meet "Vish" for the second time. Then, it completely changes. Seeta runs off on her own, and Rama and Lakshman are captured. I think this is a representation of the battles Rama has with the Rakshasas in the forest. He and his brother end up fighting against a lot of Rakshasas in a thunder-dome-like arena. It's a pretty cool re-imagining of how the party split up, and I think it makes the characters a lot more dynamic than the original. A lot of problems they've encountered are from their own actions rather than some deus ex machina. Of course, Seeta is a sort of deus ex machina personified, but that's neither here nor there.
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| Deus Ex Seeta Taken by me, from Ramayan 3392 |
The world they created for this book is quite interesting, but I have to say my favorite part is what they did to the characters. The original characters of the Ramayana are interesting, but compared to the ones in this story they're almost one dimensional. Even Rama gets angry and makes mistakes. He doesn't just walk through life immediately succeeding. He has to work for everything.
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