I had a wonderful time with this and appreciated it introducing me to a Hindu tale. I’m sure much detail was probably left out and the prose isn’t flowery or poetic, but it still gripped me. The only thing that didn’t work for me is when Rama questioned Sita’s virtue and she had to walk through fire to prove her innocence. The story fascinated me, but it was also exciting because it includes a prince being banished from his kingdom by a jealous mom, fights with demons, a great war, and a powerful monkey transporting an entire mountain to help cure a friend of a fatal wound. I immensely enjoyed my time reading this, both because of the story and the illustrations that accompany it. Despite the book being almost 200 pages long, it is a quick read brimming with illustrations (over 100 of them). Patel did a great job condensing the story and writing it in a way that would captivate and entertain a modern audience, especially kids, who are the intended audience.
But as a human and with the help of his brother Lakshman and his friends Hanuman (a flying monkey who is the son of the wind god, Vayu), Jambavan (a bear chief), and Sugriva (an exiled monkey king), Rama is able to defeat the demon to rid the world of a great evil and rescue his wife, Sita, who the demon had kidnapped. Vishnu reincarnated himself as Rama to defeat the powerful demon Ravana, whom no god or demon can defeat. It’s the story of Rama, an avatar of the blue god Vishnu, who preserves and protects the universe and makes up the Hindu trinity along with Brahma and Shiva. Just make sure you get past the demons and onto the happy ending before lights out.Ramayana: Divine Loophole relays one of the greatest epic Hindu tales. I wish someone had given me this version a few months ago when I was buried in Ramayana literature for my Yoga Philosophy course! And if you are fortunate enough to have special little people in your life, then I highly recommend it for some bedtime reading. If you are interested in deepening your knowledge of the ancient roots of yoga, then the Ramayana is an absolute must read. The illustrations are so sweet! Every page is a visual masterpiece full of color, extraordinary detail and humour.
Even in its greatly condensed version, the most valued characteristics of virtue, purity and loyalty are proudly displayed by the main characters Rama, Sita and Hanuman in this great Indian legend.
In its entirety, the Ramayana is over 24,000 verses long, (far too long for this mama to read at bedtime) so 100 pages of witty text and cool graphics is a much better option. The Ramayana is one of two great Indian epics, the other being the Mahabarata. Patel is an animator for Pixar and his graphic novel adaption of the ancient Hindu epic is utterly captivating.
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