Normally, I would not buy anything that is abridged. However, I have several copies and translations of this epic. I would not buy a secondary paraphrase of the epic, as it is too important to the telling of the message(s). This picture book is worth looking at. The back cover describes "Ramayana as 'Rama's Travels'.
This work is divided into the established six books and tells the tale in a smooth manner so that you would not know what is missing. There are charts and tables to help you know who the players are, and lots of colorful pictures. There is very little distraction from someone trying to tell you what you are reading. Ranchor Prime distributes many books of similar quality.
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