[Originally posted on Tumblr on 16. January 2013] I finished reading ‘Q and A' by Vikas Swarup today. I really enjoyed reading this while at the same time wondering about how over the top the bad things are that happen to the characters. I don’t know much about India so it’s not my place to assume...
After reading a few other reviews, I agree that the novel is highly melodramatic. I haven't been to India, but I do understand the depravity of the slums and the caste system. And while Swarup really made an effort to make the reader understand what this part of India is like, I found it melodramati...
I really liked the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" as did many other people. The book was good but not great, and I enjoyed the movie was adapted from the book much more.
Retitling Q&A to Slumdog Millionaire is one of the clever marketing way that the publisher had done to the book. As much as I love watching the movie, the book itself is largely a disappointment that thankfully the movie does improve in some ways.However, one of the thing that both versions at fault...
4½ stars from me! I was quite surprised at how much I liked this book!Usually, when books are too popular, I tend to expect them to be overrated and hold off reading them. I had to read this book for a challenge and I'm really glad I did :)The stories that make up Ram's life are wonderfully told and...
A very entertaining read. Some of the coincidences are stretched a bit too thin for my taste -- I had trouble suspending disbelief. But it's an interesting look into India and the incredible gaps between rich and poor there.The plot is pretty different from the movie.
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