Book Review: The Curse of Mohen jo Daro

I have always been a geek for historical and mythological fiction. And i have always been curious to know more and more about the civilisation that was more advanced than their time. This is the reason i chose this book.

The story develops simultaneously, present day and then 3971 BC Mohenjodaaro.

Not much is known about that civilisation as the excavation has yet to uncover the major part but still i enjoyed the writers fiction knitted around the limited knowledge of that time. 

So i will tell something that i liked and disliked about the mohenjodaaro fiction.

I disliked specially the calnning process, i found it particularly very cruel. It knowingly or unknowingly describes the ugly caste system that exists in India. How certain people based on their caste consider themselves more superior and deserving. But it holds true picture to some extent. I particularly liked the dialogue between Jaya and Rafe when the unclanneds rebel. Both of them right in their own place. That part was particularly deep and heartbreaking.

And the present day stories were not that exciting to read compared to Mehulla stories. It was slow and i kind of skipped pages.

I am giving this 3 stars only because i liked writers imagination of how those people must have lived and how having greed for power always destroys the civilisation.