Reading Notes, Krishna Key, Chapters 47-66
By: Edinburg
Using diversion is an interesting tactic to
use on your reader. I find myself cringing as I know that my heroes are walking
into a trap because they have (who they think is the one responsible for their problems
in the vehicle with them. Driving their get-away car no less.
Of course, I am
quite a bit ahead right now so I know how incredibly interesting this scene is
as I look back. This is misdirection on mis-direction on top of another
misdirection. Lead your reader down a path and then make them think they
understand what is happening. When they think they know what is happening, jerk
the rug out from under them. Then, as they try to regain their footing, kick
them off of their feet.
Make a few scenes that are close calls. I love how Taarak is
playing a part as a driver, at the same time we see how much our friends are
trying to trust him in a time of terrible vulnerability. The person Taarak
seems to be from the beginning was this invulnerable, calculating killer. He
seems to be perfect in how he is in-front of every move that the professor
makes. In these scenes, we find that Taarak is not perfect at all, in fact he
is struggling quite a lot with killing the person he wants to kill. He just
cant get that moment when they are alone. Then, we know it is bad when he tells
the professor that he needs to drive away in the cab as a change in the plan. I
kept thinking, “Don’t do it Professor!”
Clearing up the whole swastika thing from National Socialism
to the origin. I like these little tid bits, it calls to my inner nerd.
More puzzles, I get a kick out of this magic
square/gematria/science thing they have going on. Very Divinci Code.
New misdirection, Dad and Sir Khan have been planning this
from the start and poor Taarak is not actually the tenth avatar. Too bad, that
would have made for some seriously interesting writing. Hmmm, that might be my next story.
Bibliography:
The Krishna Key
by: Ashwin Sanghi
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