A lot of people had been complaining that my blog is slowly and slowly evolving into a travelogue, so I thought why not give a shot to a book review. And here I’m with my first book review 🙂 The first book that I will review is ‘The Mahabharata Quest: The Alexander Secret’ by Christopher C. Doyle. I was at Crossword Bookstore in Bangalore two weeks back, where the ‘Crossword Recommends’ shelf caught attention of my eyes. Being a lover of mythological and mystery-thriller genre, and the blurb on the book revealing that it’s a perfect combination of both the genres with a tinge of history, I immediately picked up the book without any second thoughts.
Mahabharata and Alexander the Great – What can they have anything in common? Well, that’s what the plot is about…Alexander the Great had been on a secret quest to attain the ‘secret of gods’ which would make him immortal; a secret which laid hidden in Mahabharata but alas something went wrong in his quest and the secret remained buried with him, till now!…but not anymore! A group of powerful people are trying to get their hands on the secret so that they can rule the world. Will the Intelligence Bureau be able to stop them? Or will the world become slave to them? Read the book to find out 🙂
(source: http://www.amazon.in)
Though the book follows a typical suspense-thriller premiss, it is still a pretty engrossing & gripping read and author has done a great job in making a good blend of mythology, history and science. It shows that a lot of research work must have been made for writing the book and it paid off well and surely deserves some applauds. Though it’s fiction, the writing and the flow of the book is so smooth, that it becomes difficult to differentiate between reality and fiction. However, at certain points, you’ll feel the book becomes too technical and you’ll tend to lose your concentration at these points. Also, the book has lot of references to the first book of the author, ‘The Mahabharata Secret’, and it would be more interesting if one has read the first novel as it would give you a lot of insight about the characters and their adventures, though there are just few references to the previous book and it’s perfectly okay if one has not read the first book by the author.
Definitely recommended for the intriguing plot, the sheer amount of research that went into writing it, and the thrills! Can easily be finished in one go. Recommended to anyone who likes mystery, thriller and mythological genres.
My Rating: 3.25/5
Where's my tooth brush? 