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The White Tiger

Aravind Adiga

Start date: February 1, 2009

Finish date: February 28, 2009

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Jan 19, 2010 Bineet rated it did not like it

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It's unusual for a person to write a review about a book he has not finished. Well I am doing that because there is something I really wanted to share about my encounter with this book.
Some 2 years back, I had a deal with a friend and we exchanged books on the premise that we will read the favourite books of each other. I expected this to be another addition to my good books list but thanks to my lazyness (as i termed it that time) and the slow pace of the book, I never got myself out of the fir ...more

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Aug 29, 2009 Stuart rated it really liked it

White Tiger worked well as one man’s tale told from the viewpoint of a series of letters. The novel evoked well the feeling of a modern day India and its morally ambiguous main character was fun to follow as he tried to improve his lot. The only thing that concerned me was the book never really challenged me. It was a very good read and enjoyable throughout. What let it down was a feeling that it was the basis for a thoroughly entertaining film, yet virtually no parts of the book had the complex ...more

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Jan 06, 2010 Ian rated it liked it

I enjoyed this but it was not all that I hoped it would be. The format, a series of letters to the Chinese Premier, seemed to much of a clever 'let's win a Man Booker prize' kind of stunt. But it did provide an interesting view into Indian ways. I deal with Indians most of my working days and so that peaked my interest more. ...more

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