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Second Turn

Name: Second Turn
Author: M. T. Vasudevan Nair

by M. T. Vasudevan Nair

1997•Historical•260 pages

Taste attributes: historicalmyth/fairytaledramaslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringdeep rivalryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeInventive and heavy: a historical novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Book

This cult classic by MT Vasudevan Nair, is a retelling of the Mahabharata from the perspective of the man who single handedly defeated the hundred Kauravas, Bhima.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalMyth/fairytaleDramaDeep rivalryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

India in fictionEssays

Details

Author: M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Published: 1997
Pages: 260
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Source: Open Library

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