Literary Thoughts of a Dragon Fly

Book Review - The Palace of Assassins - The Rise of Ashwatthama Me :- So, I am reading this book based on life of Ashwatthama Mom :-Aha..he is one of 8 Cheeranjivee .. Me :- Just like Hanuman ?  Mom :-Yes..if I am not wrong, the lore is that he was cursed to be immortal. Me :- Why was he cursed ? Mom :- I don’t know much about the story, but I think Lord Krishna Cursed him. Me thinking to myself-    Why would anyone want to meet a cursed Cheeranjeevi. I slept with ricocheting thoughts in my head about Cheeranjivi, curses, Hanuman &Aswathhama and chance encounters with them. I started reading the book, gripped by its narrative so much, that I even tried to draw Ashwatthama , of course limited creative abilities came in between .  There are many interpretations &existence of various philosophies of Mahabharata and its epic characters. One can perhaps ignore the lore where the straight forward tale unfolds or one can perhaps just div

This is how the conversation went between my friend and me in a washroom. Me- So i just completed  reading this book"50 Cups of Coffee" She :- Oh wow ! is it like "50 shades of grey ?" Me- Err..No The conversation continued with difference with literature and literotica & also how i tried to explain my friend the book "50 cups of coffee" was all about adventures of finding a groom via matrimonial site which definitely drew a blank stare from her, because she was experiencing marital and maternal bliss both. But such are conversations in the washroom. We sealed our never ending conversation to an elusive appointment of coffee date and of course why the bathroom tap doesn't work. Conversation between us female gender normally oscillate between these two topics. So when this enticing titled book came up for a review, i knew i had to read it. Reading just the introduction of the book made the decision only stronger. The book is a strin