Publisher : Westland.
Publication date : 25 June 2018.
Book Length : 168.
Format : Paperback.
Review Copy : Writersmelon ❤️
I wish i had a brother like Vishnu. what’s safer than having a brother like him beside you,
The instance where he saved his sister gave me goosebumps.
The character of vishnu gupta is inspired by chanakya, a mere seven year old little pundit with a little choti on his bald head astonishes everyone in pataliputra with his wisdom, confidence and his exceptional brain. He is genius no less. The character is astounding.
The Maha-amatya or the prime minister of pataliputra is the one who rules the kingdom actually, the emperor is just a puppet in his hands though he is not aware about it. The kingdom is full of malice and injustice thats when vishnu and his family enter the city for some conference that his scholar father is attending, travelling all the way from their serene and calm hometown Chanak.
Young Vishnu doesn’t fight or confronts or protests maha-atmya’s anyas or injustice directly. He plays him just like he does..using POLITICS!!
he nullifies his bad doings, counteracts his bad politics with good politics..intelligent one.
The author through this book introduces us to our ancient politics. The cold war between young Vishnu’s wisdom and maha-amatya’s shrewdness is what the story is all about.
The narration is so real that you can see and feel everything including the violent scenes, it was too gory for me. i loved the description of vishnu’s village life, the sudden entry of a tigress in a particular scene was left unexplained i am thinking maybe the sequel has something in store. There were two instances where chandra’s past was contradicting.
The first half raised my expectations many notches high but it didn’t stay that way throughout.
Being based on chanakya and his wisdom, there were indeed few wow moment’s but i was expecting more such brilliant brainy intelligent stuffs.
i am not entirely convinced with the argument that chanakya presents in the final chapters of the book to help someone, again, maybe the sequel can explain it more well.
I was disappointed when the story ended at cliffhanger as i was getting too engrossed by then and was looking forward to it. i am intrigued and very keen on knowing what comes next and how vishnu handles it.
I was bewitched with the interpretation of valmiki rishi’s writing, i love to see and read such depth and a different perspective to something that i already knew but was unaware. That part stays in my mind forever.
This is one genre which has a wide range of readers. Mythological stories always teaches you something, there is always something you can learn from it. Look out for that something while you enjoy this book.
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