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| Draupadi and Her Five Husbands |
After finishing this week's reading, I can say that I prefer Wilson's version of the Mahabharata better than the Public Domain Edition that I read last week. Mostly, I feel like Wilson's flows better and is more cohesive. It doesn't have as many tangents that the PDE has, but also maintains the important elements of the story. I thought the the final battle had a different element of richness, since it was told from a different perspective. I was glad that it ended after the final battle, since the rest of the story in the PDE edition felt like a huge digression for me.
I felt the same way about Wilson’s version. Not only was it more believable, it didn’t take as long to read because no of the “fluff” (as I like to call it) was added. It was very straight to the point and I appreciated that. It was like a summary of the main storyline. It was also like a dumbed-down version, in the sense that it focused on key points.
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