)īUT, I see the power in this book for fantasy readers. (How convenient, she has a week to complete this task before it's time to go back to school. Literally, from the beginning, why were Aru's friends coming in so hot? Why are they so mad at her? Why is she letting them push her around? It should be freakin' cool to live in a museum! How am I supposed to know that Aru "stretches the truth" at school? If I hadn't read that on the jacket flap, I'd have no idea! There was no school mentioned, other than that she's on autumn break. Like I'd tuned in 35 minutes into the 2 hour movie. So, from the beginning, I felt like I was running behind. I'm not knocking fantasy - other people love it! The world building, the new creatures and types of gods and people, the magic! Because I already understand where we're starting from I have that base. I enjoy science fiction, dystopian societies that were once earth, and apocalyptic tales. I just don't enjoy wrapping my mind around new worlds, rules, history, beings, etc. This is entirely my fault, so I'm not going to rate the book based on my enjoyment - but for the right person, this book would be perfect. I think this might be a great graphic novel, and I would think readers would enjoy the original source as well. But how is one girl in Spider-Man pajamas supposed to do all that? The only way to stop the demon is to find the reincarnations of the five legendary Pandava brothers, protagonists of the Hindu epic poem, the Mahabharata, and journey through the Kingdom of Death. Her classmates and beloved mother are frozen in time, and it's up to Aru to save them. She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of Destruction.
Then she can get herself out of this mess and never ever fib again.īut lighting the lamp has dire consequences. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur? While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. The graphic novel adaptation of the fantasy adventure by Roshani Chokshi, inspired by the great Hindu epics she grew up on.
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