Reviews

Slumdog Millionaire by Vikas Swarup

lesleysbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

rndmltrs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

rociovoncina's review against another edition

5.0

Reseña en español: https://deseoentrelibros.tumblr.com/post/188545302844/rese%C3%B1a-quiere-ser-millonario



This book is wonderful.
The prose is excellent, I never felt bored, on the contrary, I wanted to continue reading and reading and reading!
Basically the story is about Rama, and how he wins a question and answer contest, but because of his poor origin, they suspect he cheated. Each chapter is one of the questions that were asked in that show, and how through his experiences he could answer by association. In short, he didn't learn things in books, he lived them.
I loved how Vikas (the author) describes every detail with the magic of his pen, and although the details are many, as a reader you don't feel that they fill you with unnecessary information. Without a doubt it is a book that I would read again! :)

marcia__amelie's review against another edition

4.0

dev patel :] 

trippingthebookfantastic's review against another edition

3.0

Curiously, I didn't like it as much as the film, although this could just be because I saw the film first. It's not exactly fresh enough in my mind for me to properly explain why not - I remember thinking that the romance with the prostitute seemed a little distasteful, and unrealistic. That's what I didn't like, I think - it had a curious mix of hard-core realism with some very unbelievable events. It also feels a little unpolished, perhaps. It certainly didn't grip me.

aspnes's review against another edition

1.0

1,5⭐️
The first half was horrible, the second half was meh/okay and the ending was okay/good. Interesting idea and setting but badly executed.

thaaka's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

wicked_sassy's review against another edition

4.0

Very different from the movie based on it, "Slumdog Millionaire."

jmarchek's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked this novel and am looking forward to checking out the movie adaptation - Slumdog Millionaire. This was part of my quest to read lots of books on India so we could have book club at an Indian restaurant. I thought it was a little rough for the more sensitive of the book club (life on the Mumbai streets isn't easy), so I kept going. However this is nowhere near as graphic as Kite Runner or Thousand Splendid Suns, so maybe we still could do it for book club (Maybe if it wins an Oscar:)

I like how the story is told through flashbacks at each trivia question in the "Who wants to be a millionaire" type game. It's fascinating how the twists and turns in his life led him to know all the answers.

imofmw's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0