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The White Tiger

Aravind Adiga

3.67 AVERAGE


این کتاب از جمله کتاب‌هایی بود که در کمال لذت، بدون میلی به زمین گذاشتنش، در تک تک لحظات آزادی که داشتم مشغول بلعیدنش بودم. طنزی خفیف، در کنار واقعیت‌های دردناک و تاسف‌برانگیز جامعه‌ی هندوستان جوری ترکیب شده بود که آدم نمی‌دونست باید بخنده یا افسوس بخوره.
و من اکثر اوقات افسوس می‌خوردم.
میزان کثیف بودن سیاست، فقر، گشنگی، تمایل انسان‌های برده به برده موندن، زندگی در قفس، و سنت‌هایی کهنی که خیلی وقت‌ها از ابزارهایی بودند که به محکم کردن پایه‌ی فقر و بدبختی فقرا کمک قابل توجهی می‌کردند.
یکی از بهترین ویژگی‌های این کتاب نثر روان و قدرتمندش بود. نویسنده خیلی ساده حرف‌های خودش رو شیوا بیان می‌کرد، منظور خودش رو با دقت تمام می‌رسوند و دقیقا می‌دونست از چه کلماتی استفاده کنه تا کاملا هر مفهوم، هر منظره، هر حس در ذهن ما داغ بشه. و داغ شد، و بعید می‌دونم حالا حالاها بتونم فراموشش کنم.
به طور خلاصه: جذاب، روان، هوشمندانه و قدرتمند.

I read this book for class shortly before a trip to India..... It didn't exactly get me very excited about going....
challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Listen to the audiobook, but then had to go back and reread the e-book print version to fully understand what I read or listen to. I saw the movie before reading this andbook. The movie, of course abbreviated story. The narrator was excellent in keeping me engaged listening, I would definitely listen to other books read by this narrator.

I have been excited to read this book for years because of all the great reviews. I think the only thing I took from this book is that I never want to visit India.
adventurous lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Revelatory 
dark funny hopeful slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny medium-paced
dark funny reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

For a commentary on casteism, the gulf between the rich and poor and the lack of ambition that depravity may bring (and the excess ambition it may bring, too) I adore how this book avoids the usual trope of being almost abusively depressing. The inclusion of some pretty dark-grey humor is quite refreshing to me and the protagonist is interestingly flawed as well. Bordering on the megalomania that I guess all entrepreneurs must flirt with, he starts from quite a bleak beginning. In the beginning it seems he constantly tries to sell it as the norm but as the story progresses we see him revolt with his own corrupted version of revolution.

(I would've liked to have rated this 3.5 mostly cos I feel the story loses some of its steam halfway but Goodreads ain't about that)