Never too Late to Read Classics discussion

Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India, the other being the Rāmāyaṇa.[3] It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pāṇḍava princes and their succession. Along with the epic Rāmāyaṇa, it forms the Hindu Itihasa.

It also contains philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or puruṣārtha (12.161). Among the principal works and stories in the Mahābhārata are the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Damayanti, an abbreviated version of the Rāmāyaṇa, and the story of Ṛṣyasringa, often considered as works in their own right. (483 pages)

I'm in. Started reading it already and its got some interesting stories so far.

So far it feels like the theme for this book is be careful what you do or the past can come back and bite you on the back. I like the stories so far.

I will probably be reading this in December, since it is a three month read.

I'll look this up!

How is this going?
Is anyone else planning on reading this one?

I'm enjoying it. There is a story in there that has a battle with a man eating demon. this is my favorite story so far.

I have to keep a little chart of who is who because some of the names are so similar.

Man Eating Demon (scrunchy face) sounds interesting...names are similar could be very confusing.

I been trying to locate a book since you have had positive thoughts about the read and since we have till December.

It kind of reminds me of Grimm Fairytales. They're not always pretty but fun to read.

Just looking through Netflix. They have Arjuna in the line up for animated shows. Might have to check it out.

shannon, What is Arjuna?

he is one of the characters in the book.

That is pretty neat.
Still have the Classic on my wish list!

I stopped by our Hospital Twig Bookstore and did not find anything I wanted but found a puzzle for Dad!

something to keep the mind occupied.

It is something my Dad has enjoyed doing with his Great Grandsons!

I am a big fan of jigsaw puzzles too, for when I'm between books.

our library has one out all the time. my daughter and I stop and work on it sometimes.

shannon that is really neat that your Library has that. Puzzles are one of the things that the Seniors do in the Community Room where Dad lives too. Ralph is the main person that works on it but he doesnt mind help and several residents come and go helping him.

Since Dad is legally blind he has a hard time with the tiny pieces of the 500 or 1000 that they seem to work on. So we get the National Geographic's extra large 24 piece. He loves them as you can complete them in one sitting.

Rosemarie, I have no idea how you have time for puzzles with as much reading as you are involved in! :)

Lesle, I generally do them around Christmas time, or whenever I have completed my reading challenges for the year. Which is usually around that time. I also do them when I have finished a really good book and want to savour the experience a bit longer.

That makes since. When a book really sticks to me, I do like to linger with the characters for a while too!

Just finshed the book. The last two chapters really made the story for me. It made Yudhishthira redeemable for me.

I am glad you enjoyed it, Shannon. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.

This looks interesting!
I just downloaded it and will give it a try.

I am looking for a hard copy as I shop our thrift/used book stores.

Gabi it seems to be a good read.

I had to keep track of the different names for just one person. Google helped a lot.