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The White Tiger
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My wife rented this book and I thought I’d give it a read before returning it. It was perfect for the airplane... didn’t have to think to hard, easy read.
Though all the reviews for this 2008 Man Booker Prize winner seemed to include words like ‘humorous’, ‘comedy’, ‘hysterical’, ’side-splitting’, I thought it was brutal… maybe because I know the ‘real’ India or because the situations in the book are to some degree similar to the situations where I live, though not nearly as bad.
The structure of the book was interesting. The story is told by Balram, an entrepreneur, ex-servant, and sometimes philosopher, by way of a letter written to the premier of China. It attempts to portray the India of today and I think succeeds brilliantly.
If any of you westerners feel a need to go to India to find enlightenment, read this book first. You might just decide to stay home instead.
Though all the reviews for this 2008 Man Booker Prize winner seemed to include words like ‘humorous’, ‘comedy’, ‘hysterical’, ’side-splitting’, I thought it was brutal… maybe because I know the ‘real’ India or because the situations in the book are to some degree similar to the situations where I live, though not nearly as bad.
The structure of the book was interesting. The story is told by Balram, an entrepreneur, ex-servant, and sometimes philosopher, by way of a letter written to the premier of China. It attempts to portray the India of today and I think succeeds brilliantly.
If any of you westerners feel a need to go to India to find enlightenment, read this book first. You might just decide to stay home instead.
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