Week 12: Reading Diary Pt. B

This is the story of eunuch! I didn’t realize that was a word really until I read a script of a classmate’s in another class last semester. I think he had the best script in the class, and I though a eunuch was so intriguing of a character, and it still is. I also love the story of Mankanaka. I’m a vegan, and I can only dream of bleeding green one day instead of red. Hahaha, just kidding. The next story of Rishyashringa makes me think of the upcoming Daniel Radcliffe and Juno Temple film titled Horns. By the way, can’t wait to see that film. I think it’s great that Hanuman is in this story as well as the Ramayana. It really ties them together and makes me able to visualize a world in which they both took place much easier. And then we end with another love story. This epic certainly has a lot!

Week 12: Reading Diary Pt. A

I don’t think I’ve ever gambled my siblings away. That’s definitely a new one. One thing I’ve noticed about this story is that a lot of characters have names starting with the same letters. I’m always reading and then there’s a wave of characters with names all starting with one letter and then once I’m sort of over that shock to my senses, another waves comes with a new letter. It’s really annoying, and kind of a terrible thing to do to your reader. I really love how Damayanti was still able to recognize Nala even though there were a bunch of Gods wearing his face. Their love story is really great. I’m enjoying the love stories in this Indian epic much more so than the Ramayana. And on top of it all, they tend to have happy endings! I’m a sucker for those.