Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Book Review: The Krishna Key




The Krishna Key is author Ashwin Sanghi’s third book and I must say that he does live up to the high expectations of a seasoned reader. The book – heavily based on Indian mythology - is very well researched and presented making the innumerable facts of history simple and easy to understand. The author also needs to be commended for his effort and technical brilliance of merging mythology with modern science giving the reader a logical explanation to all the myths. The reader is left in complete awe and amazement at the depth of knowledge provided. Hats off to the author!!!

The book however draws a lot of similarity to Dan Brown’s Da Vinici Code. I would go to the extent of saying that this is the Indian version of the book. The writing style, the story line and pace of the book is very similar to the Da Vinci Code. Having said that, this is definitely a great read for anyone interested in Indian mythology.

The plot, with its twists and turns, moves at a very fast pace keeping the reader engrossed at all points in time.  The constant movement between the present narrative and the mythological background is done suitably, giving the reader enough background and understanding. Pictures, maps, symbols through the book makes it very easy for the reader to keep pace with the author.

The Krishna Key completely engrosses you from the beginning to the end. With so much of information at a very high cadence, the reader does stop for a brief moment to digest it. If you are looking at a pure thriller, you may not like this book for its regular breakouts into history and mythology. Otherwise, a great read.

Here’s wishing Mr Sanghi all the very best. 

I would rate this book 4.5/5

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