Jazeera: Yash Pawaskar
Yash Pawaskar seems to be a seasoned story
teller. This particular story takes us on an odyssey of adventure and
redemption and belief. His story is supple and nimble. Reading Jazeera seems
like retelling of a folklore but with more delight and conviction. The language
is easy and plot moves swiftly and doesn’t have a lull moment in the book. The
plot of the book is well contrived and researched, characterization is
appropriate and realistic.
The book beautifully ethos contemporary
India of 14th century, this is a story about struggle of the people
for their land and the ego of cruel ruler of island Jazeera sultan Zorawar.
Zorawar’s character is penned in such a way that you would hate him from 1st
instance, he is cruel oppressive and a tyrant. The book is divided in 3 parts 1st
part of the book familiarizes with the plot of the story and different
characters and the problems and bigger prospective of the Bharatvarsha. The 2nd
part narrates the past due to which the people have tumultuous and troubled
present. And the 3rd and the final part 9 is about the struggle of
power and war for Jazeera. Yash’s description of war is surreal and cleaver use
of indigenous technology and ever improving war strategies makes it an
enthralling read. The their struggle started with myth and fallacy yet the
deeds of cave dwellers advasi and villagers turned it into reality. The character
that did really standout were Avni and Guru Ashwath. Guru’s conversation is
enlightening. A good read 3.5/5
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