This version of the book has been reviewed in English(62) by readers.
|
| |||||||||||
Buy from Amazon
What are readers saying about Great Indian Novel, The?
|
Sriram Krishnarajan posted a review at 2009-11-18 10:10:14.
(Language: English)
 
I read this book during my daily travels from home to office way back in the year 1991. Very witty, humorous and great book for any collection. I recommended this book to many of my friends and one of them actually bought it and presented to me on one of my wedding anniversaries. Great book!
|
Yes (0) 
No (0) |
|
A reader posted a review at 2009-11-01 09:35:29.
(Language: English)
A must read!
|
|
|
A reader posted a review at 2009-10-30 20:20:41.
(Language: English)
Clever, funny, insightful but tedious.
|
|
|
A reader posted a review at 2009-10-08 07:07:01.
(Language: English)
Brilliant! Outstanding! Mind-blowing! I guess adjectives are less if i start talking about this book. Amazing writing from Shashi Tharoor. He is one of the most gifted writers in the world. I have become a big fan of him. The analogy that he made between the characters of mahabharata and indian freedom struggle fighters is astounding. Truly witty, sarcastic and hilarious. A must read for each and everyone.
|
|
|
SUNITA..... tomorrow never comes!!! posted a review at 2009-09-15 07:30:23.
(Language: English)
very engrossing and a treasure hunt for sure.....
|
|
|
A reader posted a review at 2009-08-25 00:18:34.
(Language: English)
its quite a heavy read as u need to combine Mahabharata and history. Quite an exceptional read
|
|
|
A reader posted a review at 2009-08-20 09:20:12.
(Language: English)
A book with a deep insight into how myths and reality have the very same elements. How every story is the same and yet so different, how views can add a different flavor altogether to a thing. Here the theme is the Indian Civil Movement juxtaposed with the mythical tales of Mahabharata. Great read.
|
|
|
A reader posted a review at 2009-07-14 13:33:22.
(Language: English)
Though, I am not a fan of fiction, I picked up this book due to two reasons. First, it is not entirely fiction. Shashi Tharoor presents the modern history of India (the freedom struggle and the struggle after freedom), using the mythical Mahabharata (hence the name Great=Maha Indian=Bharata Novel) and the characters and plots of it. Second, after reading his articles in The Elephant, The Tiger and The Cellphone, I naturally wanted to see, what more he had to tell about the pre-eminent India. He does not disappoint. But, if one knows fair amount of history of those times (freedom fight and congress party) and did not miss much of Doordarshan's Mahabharata, there is nothing much to gain from this book, and it would be purely of an entertainment value. On a good note, reader would definitely marvel about the way author presents so many incidents of Mahabharata, depicting them in terms of the incidents happened in the recent past, with professional ease. Bhishma plays the role of Gandhi, King Pandu as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, King Dhritharashtra as Nehru, Indira Gandhi as Duryorhana, Dronacharya as Loknayak Jaya Prakash Narayan, Vidura as Sardar Vallabahi Patel. Only important character that is missing, with out which the mythical Mahabharata is incomplete, is Krishna. There were many controversial incidents all over the book, and, it is a wonder how the author had got away with all that and ended up as a Union Minister in the Government led by the very Congress party, which he stripped through out his book, which is, of course, a good sign.
|
|
|
ROMITA...feelin great.... posted a review at 2009-07-08 10:52:35.
(Language: English)
Shashi Tharoor is by far the most imaginative writer of the era.......he's got vision and he can make u see it too.
|
|
|
nikhil sharma posted a review at 2009-07-06 11:45:31.
(Language: English)
gr8 work by mah fav tharoor!! fantastic comparisions n story journey...a rare piece of 2 different journeys of india with strikingly same results n goings!! lucky dat i got dis one!!
|
Share your views!
Similar books
