Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

9 reviews

gabyhs's review

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Blood

claddel's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is dark, well written and pretty intense. I don’t know how real the picture of India is, that it draws but it seems realistic. Worth a read, the author is a talented storyteller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racial slurs

mscalls's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Medical content, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

cwhalen1988's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense 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

5.0

I really did not know what to expect with this book, but I was intrigued by the perspective of the bad guy. I ended up loving this book and the main character. The 2nd person narrative really worked and I could not put this book down. Can’t wait to see the movie!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Sexism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Murder

mani's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, Vomit, Violence, Sexual content, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and Car accident

loukie's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

innerweststreetlibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

Well written, darkly funny, and a little depressing. Power corrupts etc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty

memorable's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

Reread this book as I want to watch the movie and it’s been almost ten years since I read it last. I enjoyed it more than I remembered I did last time. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Sexism, and Torture