Stories of Ganesha: Divinity in Verse: A Personal Interpretation by Rakesh Chaudhary -- A book review

Stories of Ganesha: Divinity in Verse: A Personal Interpretation by Rakesh Chaudhary
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Ganesha stories are told in a very refreshing verse format while never once slowing down the pace of the story. The great thing bout this book is that the tone and the energy of the verse changes according to the scene. The battle scene between Ganesha and Shiva's armies is very vivid, the energy of the battle contrasts so well with the innocence and the sweet smile of the child that is Ganesha. :) The birth and the character of Ganesha is also set up really well, so that you root for the child during the battle. On the whole, I loved it! But, there were a few places which seemed long and overdrawn, such as the last scene in the first story, where Shiva explains to Parvati the reasons for unethically bringing the war to an end and all the virtues of the God Ganesha. I think that is the only part in the book out of all the three stories which I'm not a fan of. Other than that, it was a quick, fun read.

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