“Slumdog Millionaire” was a masterpiece in my eyes. After reading it, it really made me think twice about the book. Although Ram was an orphan boy, he had a sense of family through each and every one of his stories. Weather it be Neelima, the mother like character, or Guepa a big sister he was longing for. There was absolutely nothing about the book that I disliked. I even liked the confusing jumps through time because it makes you read closer.
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At first glance, “Slumdog Millionaire”, written by Vikas Swarup, would appear to be a story about someone that wins a bunch of cash in the Indian Slum but, it is much more than that. “Slumdog Millionaire” is written in the perspective of a young boy named, Ram Mohammad Thomas. Suspected of cheating on the game show Who wants to be a Billionaire, He is tortured until a mysterious lawyer comes to his aid. Suspicious of her, Ram flips and coin and from the toss, he decides to open up and tell his s More...

A brilliant author makes a good read
8 Oscars’ winner, directed by Danny, the film Slumdog Millionaire is successful. But actually, it is an easy win for it. Because the brilliant idea of the structure is from the author of the same-named novel, written by Vikas Swarup, the most intelligent author in these years. Doubtlessly, the most intelligent idea of this novel is its structure. If we look at a book like a woman, we will find out that the figure of a woman can’t be fixed, but the face can be More...

“slumdog millionaire” is the title of brilliant written book I just finished reading. At first, I thought the meaning of the title is literally a slumdog who wins a million. However after reading the whole novel, I think that Ram, the protagonist, is not just a millionaire for money, but also a millionaire for his rich life experiences. Growing up in the poorest slum in India, Ram had to go through a lot of heartbreaking events in such an early age. The author depicts the book in a form of writi More...

The movie is excellent. The book is excellent. I saw the movie first so when reading the book was expecting the find things the movie had changed, for whatever reason things get changed when adapting a book to film. I wasn't expecting the movie to have been an entirely different story from the book. Each has a young man who does amazingly well on a Q&A style quiz show. Each has the young man arrested and tortured and then describing events in his life that led up to how familiar he was or wa More...

Ummm.....remind me never to go to India. Apparently you can murder someone there and just hop on another train and no one cares, but try to win some money in a game show and the cops stick a rod up your a**. The idea of the book is great but the way it skipped around was really confusing. There was no continuity to it at all. Its like the first half of the book was about Ram and Salim, together forever, then the chapter about the Taj Mahal and 20 or 30 pages later I forgot about Salim and about More...

A couple of months ago, I watched the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" and I absolutely fell in love with it. Later on, I decided to read the book. Personally, I enjoy the book more because of the rich and descriptive language the author uses. The book Slumdog Millionaire by Simon Beaufoy is about a kid named Ram Mohammad Thomas, who gets the chance to be a part of an Indian TV quiz show. Throughout the book, Ram goes through his childhood and explains how he answered all of the questions. My most fa More...

I heard this reviewed as a love story, and it is a love story - but it not a romantic love story. It is the story of one orphan boy trying to find a place in the world for himself. Sometimes he was treated with unusual kindness, other times with heart breaking cruelty. He recounts his life through the questions of the game show where he wins one billion rupees. Each question reflects an aspect of his life which educated him to be knowledgeable about the question. It is, in many ways, a charming More...

Не мога да кажа,кое е по -силно-филмът или книгата с това име.
Двете истории са толкова различни една от друга и едновременно еднакво силни. Книгата е завладяваща.Историята е напълно различна от тази на филма. Е,да-отново говорим за бедно момче,отговорило вярно на всички въпроси ,но всичко друго ...съвсем друга история- Латика не е Латика и Салим не е Салим от филма.
Препоръчвам го на всички, гледали екранизацията и на тези,които не са я видяли още.

This book was chosen for my bookgroup to read in Jan. I loved the movie so much, I will read the book, too.

I listened to this book after I found out our school district is looking to adopt it as part of the 10-12th grade curriculum. I have not quite finished it, but I am not sure I will as I have to listen to it on the computer when the kids are in bed. It is a sad story narrating the life of one orphaned boy in India who is used, abused, tortured, and experiences or watches every atrocity imaginable. It does bring to light the realities of poverty in India, but in an explicitly graphic way that I ca More...

I bought a copy of the book earlier this year, as another gift for my husband. I think this time around it was for either a Valentine’s gift or a peace offering. Anyway, knowing how my life is in a constant frenzy, it was only last Saturday night that I finally decided to get hold of the book and read it.

The book started off with a rather tragic story of how the young boy who supposedly won a billion ruppees was suspected to have cheated during the show and was caught by the police. In a despera More...

Compare this book with the movie, it is more impressive because of its corrupt society. He saw Father, who he treated like a real father, died; he saw the death of Neelima, who he treated as a real mother; he used to think he killed a drunkard, father of Smita; he shot a robber who took all his money away; he tried to kill Prem, who had abused Neelima and Nita, who he loved. Despite of all those, he even witnessed the "dark habit" of a superstar, who was a gay; a Father who shouldn't marry but h More...

After watching a little of the Oscars I was intrigued by the things that were shown and the seemingly sincere remarks of those accepting the awards for the movie. The book is kind of a Forrest Gump goes to the game show. But, I found the story quick paced and touching. It doesn't go into extreme detail, but enough to give you a glimpse of lower class life in India. He does a decent job keeping it from being all gloom and doom and wraps up all the loose ends (well almost) rather neatly.

As they say, the book is always better than the movie, but I was surprised by how much different the book was from the movie. This is one of the few books that I've read about India and it was fascinating. The book is well written and the author does a great job of flashing back through the main character's life to show how an ignorant street kid could win 1 Billion (yes, that's billion with a B) rupees on a quiz show. A little far fetched at times, but overall a very good tale.

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Love how the author lays out the story. Not my ususal genre but loved this book a lot! You have to read the prologue Usaually don't but this one was a must, if you don't you will misunderstand the story. Author does describe a little bit but not enough to gross you out. His writing is good as well it thought at least.

This book is about a boy who is from India and he goes to this school where he finds out about a game show where he can become a millionaire. He goes onto the show and he answers questions that people are wondering how he knows that. He gets beat up and interrogated by people who want to know how he knew the answers. He meats this prostitute who he falls in love with later. In the beginning he watches a movie that has an actor by the name of Armon Ali.

A truely fantastic book that has got nothing to do, or not that much to do with its movie adaptation.
It's well written, nearly addictive just like a good thriller, and the plot is just genius!!! Wish I had thought of it myself! :-)
This book is a come-back to the harsh reality we are living in as the main character is no saint and is hero without being one. Once again very different from the movie, but just as worth the time you will put in it!

This book is so much better than the movie (and what book isn't?) and the movie was excellent... especially the dancing at the end. The book had much more depth and meaning and turns out to be a very different story. The British influence on word choice is entertaining, and the author's representation of the cold realities of life in India are not devastating, like in Mistry's A Fine Balance. A happy ending - Yay!

I quickly grabbed this book when I heard the movie was based on a novel. I was able to read this book so quickly, it was great. The development of the storyline is intricate and the book was really hard to put down. The idea behind the novel is really imaginative and the main character is so likeable, a battler that achieves despite the odds against him. I can't wait to see the movie now....

Love the book and the movie. Very vividly written, pulls you into the story right away and I love those kinds of books. Take's you through many different emotions relatively quickly and yet I never felt rushed. Throughout I found myself constantly rooting for Ram Mohammad Thomas, although there are time's that I questioned "Why?" - Love love love this book. Very heartwarming story.

"I saw something new reflected in the eyes that saw me. Respect. It taught me a very valuable lesson. That dreams have power only over your own mind. But with money you can have power over the minds of others."

"Unheralded we came into this world. Unheralded we will go out. But while we are in this world, we do such deeds that even if this generation does not remember, the next generation cannot forget."

"I realize then that I have changed. And I wonder what what feels like to have no desires left More...

Liked it--it hsd a fun premise through which the author shows what life can be like for the very poor in India. Some of the boy's stories are funny, others heart-rending, others clever. However, it can be rather graphic and grim in parts. Also, the chronology of the boy's life is fairly confusing. Overall, though, I enjoyed it.

The book “Slumdog Millionaire” is very different from the movie. The main character’s name is included both Hindu and Muslim. No body knows what which religion he belonged to, because he is an orphan. Ram’s life is full of miracle. For the questions Ram answer on the television game show, those are all part of his life, part of his difficult life experience. Every question represents his life in curtain time.
“Is an existence without desire very desirable? And is the poverty of desire better tha More...

Very interesting and well written. Funny and entertaining at times. Parts of the story were just too graphic for my liking. I felt heavy and sad much of the time- which shows what powerful writing it has. I wouldn't read it again, but I'm glad I read it. More interesting story line than the movie.

I really liked this book, it wasnt pretty, but it did open your eyes. One man tells crazy stories of his past to support why he knew all the answers to win a gameshow. Unlike the movie, all of the stories are related and build on eachother.I did not see the ending coming.

I was slightly disappointed in this book, but that may have been because I saw the movie, (which I thought was amazing!), first before reading. I usually don't tend to do that. I also didn't know that it was actually play and not a novel. It's still a good read, though.

This book grabbed me from page one and wouldn't let go. I read it in one afternoon... almost in one sitting. It is very cleverly written and has an amazing story to tell. I haven't seen the movie yet but if it's half as good as the book it will be great!

A fun read although quite graphic at times. I really liked the lesson that luck comes from within. Felt a bit jipped at the end when everything worked out so neatly, although I guess I wouldn't begrudge someone happiness after the life R had lived.