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A review by thereadingmum
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was a great book, just not what I would have picked as the Booker prize winner. Admittedly, I have only read one other on the shortlist for 2008, A Fraction of the Whole, but I loved that one more. The White Tiger is not quite as brilliant.
While I enjoyed Aravind's voice and the techniques he employed, much of the story is already fading in my mind a few weeks after reading it. Perhaps it has to do with not liking the MC or any of the other characters very much. There is very little redemption in this book, which I also don't like.
While I enjoyed Aravind's voice and the techniques he employed, much of the story is already fading in my mind a few weeks after reading it. Perhaps it has to do with not liking the MC or any of the other characters very much. There is very little redemption in this book, which I also don't like.