I have finished the second part of this week's reading. This week I have chosen to read W.D. Monro's version of the tales of the Pandava brothers and their escapades. I thought it was interesting how the latter half of the story is dedicated to the battle. In the other versions of this story that I have read, it did not seem to me like the battle was as large and prominent as this author portrays it. I also thought it was interesting how the author contrasts this particular battle with those of Homer's Iliad, which put the enormity of the slaughter into a different perspective for me. In this version, I was able to understand more that the Pandava brothers had not originally known that their enemy was their half-brother all along.This made the ending more tragic, in my opinion. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this author's perspective on this tale.
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