The Rozabal Line
Though I couldn't able to connect myself with the book, I must concede that it was indeed, a great novel with plethora of information. After reading, I was sceptical about the research that the author had done. How could a man shower loads of data in just 350 pages? He must have gone through days and nights of ceaseless research. But I would say all those were in vain. All that the book did was to lead me into CONFUSIONS. Mr. Sanghi has done an incredible job of confusing me. Great.Firstly, this
Oh God!!!! I was at the library and saw this one (Having recently heard about the hype about the authors other books, I decided to try it). The cover said "Theological Thriiler" alone with a quote from The Week saying " Dan Brown has an Indian challenger in Ashwin Sanghi" and I thought, will lets what its about. That was the mistake.Where to start, this is like a 300 page novel where he introduced nearly 300 characters, about 100 places all around the globe and also just cuts across time zones
I am always excited to read about religious - mythological - fiction books. Be it any religion. Naturally Ashwin Sanghi's Rozabal line instilled the curiosity in me and this was a book I was meaning to read for a very long time and never did. Let me start the review by saying that I absolutely loved the story premise. Till the very end the author kept me guessing what would happen at the end. I also loved how he tried to bring the story by speculating that Mary Magdalene was a high priestess
Finally I did finish it...and that's what mattered the most to me..this has been a novel which made me resolve never to buy a novel just because u liked another one from the author...Reading Chankya's Chant, and finishing Krishna Key before I could finish this one (which took me like what...7-8 months) I knew he is not a light author...he researches, and brings in a lot of history, science, mythology and all other stuff in his novel including picture clue, anagram and all...And then of course,
I've probably never read a book that was so hard to read and had so little to learn from. Extremely poorly written, too much repetition, utmost disregard to basic etymology and linguistics, conspiracy theories extended beyond they should have been and finally a climax without closure. If anything, this book is only a good test of your patience.
Ashwin Sanghi
Paperback | Pages: 278 pages Rating: 3.31 | 7163 Users | 653 Reviews
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Title | : | The Rozabal Line |
Author | : | Ashwin Sanghi |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Revised Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 278 pages |
Published | : | August 14th 2010 by Northhill Publishing (first published 2007) |
Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery |
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A cardboard box is found on a shelf of a London library where a copy of Mahabharata should have been. When the mystified librarian opens it, she screams before she falls unconscious to the floor. An elite group calling itself the Lashkar-e-Talatashar has scattered around the globe, the fate of its members curiously resembling that of Christ and his Apostles. Their agenda is Armageddon. In the labyrinthine recesses of the Vatican, a beautiful assassin swears she will eliminate all who do not believe in her twisted credo. In Tibet, Buddhist monks search for a reincarnation while in strife-torn Kashmir, a tomb called Rozabal holds the key to an ancient riddle. Father Vincent Sinclair, has disturbing visions of himself and of people familiar to him, except that they seem located in other ages. He goes to India to piece together the violent images burnt onto his mind. Shadowing his every move is a clandestine society, which would rather wipe out creation than allow an ancient secret to be disclosed.Details Books Concering The Rozabal Line
Original Title: | The Rozabal Line |
ISBN: | 0615384501 (ISBN13: 9780615384504) |
Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.31 From 7163 Users | 653 ReviewsWrite Up Based On Books The Rozabal Line
I am sorry I read this book, but not for this harsh review. It is evident that the author has put in a lot of effort in writing this, his first novel. However, effort is not the criterion on which you judge whether to read a book or not.Was it entertaining? Mildly so. Was reading the book worth it? Certainly not.I really regret the time, money and energy spent on reading this book. For various reasons. Firstly, it was like a telephone directory. Too many characters with hardly any plot. By theThough I couldn't able to connect myself with the book, I must concede that it was indeed, a great novel with plethora of information. After reading, I was sceptical about the research that the author had done. How could a man shower loads of data in just 350 pages? He must have gone through days and nights of ceaseless research. But I would say all those were in vain. All that the book did was to lead me into CONFUSIONS. Mr. Sanghi has done an incredible job of confusing me. Great.Firstly, this
Oh God!!!! I was at the library and saw this one (Having recently heard about the hype about the authors other books, I decided to try it). The cover said "Theological Thriiler" alone with a quote from The Week saying " Dan Brown has an Indian challenger in Ashwin Sanghi" and I thought, will lets what its about. That was the mistake.Where to start, this is like a 300 page novel where he introduced nearly 300 characters, about 100 places all around the globe and also just cuts across time zones
I am always excited to read about religious - mythological - fiction books. Be it any religion. Naturally Ashwin Sanghi's Rozabal line instilled the curiosity in me and this was a book I was meaning to read for a very long time and never did. Let me start the review by saying that I absolutely loved the story premise. Till the very end the author kept me guessing what would happen at the end. I also loved how he tried to bring the story by speculating that Mary Magdalene was a high priestess
Finally I did finish it...and that's what mattered the most to me..this has been a novel which made me resolve never to buy a novel just because u liked another one from the author...Reading Chankya's Chant, and finishing Krishna Key before I could finish this one (which took me like what...7-8 months) I knew he is not a light author...he researches, and brings in a lot of history, science, mythology and all other stuff in his novel including picture clue, anagram and all...And then of course,
I've probably never read a book that was so hard to read and had so little to learn from. Extremely poorly written, too much repetition, utmost disregard to basic etymology and linguistics, conspiracy theories extended beyond they should have been and finally a climax without closure. If anything, this book is only a good test of your patience.
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