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Reading Notes: Narayan's Mahabharata Section A

Chapter 1

  • Why do these stories always start off with love at first sight?
    • The women has a shady request (Should have been the first indication that something was wrong)
  • Acquiring a bride by force is not noble
  • This family is messed up


Chapter 2
  • Duryndhana is so jealous that he would try and kill his own cousins
  • That was one shady coronation
  • They probably should have at least questioned Drona
    • At least he explained himself
Chapter 3
  • The king easily turns against his nephews
Chapter 4
  • It's rare to see a reverse harem in these kinds of stories
    • It's like something out of a manga except she usually chooses one boy in the end
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The Pandavas' and Draupadi
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