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  • Raavan

  • Enemy of Aryavarta
  • Written by: Amish Tripathi
  • Narrated by: Sagar Arya
  • Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,725 ratings)

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Raavan

Written by: Amish Tripathi
Narrated by: Sagar Arya
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Publisher's Summary

Without the darkness, light has no purpose.

Without the villain, what would the gods do?

India, 3400 BCE.

A land in tumult, poverty and chaos. Most people suffer quietly. A few rebel. Some fight for a better world. Some for themselves. Some don’t give a damn. Raavan. Fathered by one of the most illustrious sages of the time. Blessed by the Gods with talents beyond all. Cursed by fate to be tested to the extremes.  

A formidable teenage pirate, he is filled with equal parts courage, cruelty and fearsome resolve. A resolve to be a giant among men, to conquer, plunder and seize the greatness that he thinks is his right.  

A man of contrasts, of brutal violence and scholarly knowledge. A man who will love without reward and kill without remorse.  

This exhilarating third book of the Ram Chandra series sheds light on Ravaan, the king of Lanka. And the light shines on darkness of the darkest kind. Is he the greatest villain in history or just a man in a dark place all the time?  

Listen to the epic tale of one of the most complex, violent, passionate and accomplished men of all time.

©2019 Amish Tripathi (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

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waste of my precious credit

Here's a numbered list for why this book is really bad.
1. the dialogues are extremely repetitive. if I had a penny for everytime "Raavan raises his hand to stop the conversation" I would be uncle scrooge right now.
2. the plot is extremely nonsensical. Amish now does plot twists for only shock value. Abandoning the theme of the characters and making them behave in the extreme opposite way to what they were throughout the series.
3. ruins the mythological elements of the book by making extremely preachy points about modern day politics.
4. Amish in completely in over his head when it comes to depicting Raavan. he waters down one of the most magnanimous anti heroes to ever exist into a drug and alcohol addicted mess.

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Pathetic book

Book doesn’t have any linkage,started well but losses grip in between, wondered how samichin loyalty moved from sita came to Ravan. Overall its a disappointment .

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please change the narrator

the story seems repetitive and very predictable...do understand that theres going to be another book linking everything together but this is a downer.....also the narrator is great but similar voice overs for most of the characters just takes the charm away from the story

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worst ever book by Tripathi

Pathetic is the best description. A great but misguided Raavan being portrayed as a sociopath?

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Bad Book, Good Recording

Recording is good. But, the book is worst. Really disappointed.
Waste of time. Don't waste your time and money.

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Story Backwards

The story is so boring. It doesn't move forward, only backwards. And still no satisfying conclusion. Shiva Trilogy was way better. This series is stretched out for no reason.

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Fiction yet feels so true in today's time.

Sagar Arya is damn good at narrating. His voice keeps one connected always to the story.

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Good listening experience

Know the story of Ravan from different perspective. To know him you have to first unlearn what you know and learn his stories. Very logically explained events and encounters. Reasoning given through conversation on Dharma, Ayyappa Temple, Sita’s etc birth are excellent. Broadened my horizon. 5 starts for Amish and Sagar Arya ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Very Interesting Read

This book presents a very fine perspective of Ravan. Some interesting things in this book are The rise of Ravan as trader and then as a King, his personal life his human relationships and His leadership qualities. Very interesting read

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Narration style

The narrator had a captivating style that kept the listener hooked till the very end.

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