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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Wow. Simon Beaufoy really deserved that Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. I didn’t think that Slumdog Millionaire was the Best Movie EVAR! as some people seem to, but the book is just awful. Scattered and poorly written, with a narrative that relies on more farfetched coincidences than a cracked-out [a:Dickens|239579|Charles Dickens|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1183239979p2/239579.jpg] novel, Q&A also manages to make its protagonist completely unsympathetic, and its romance entirely unromantic. Oh, and the whole thing—the first few chapters especially—is cringingly homophobic. If you loved Slumdog, this will merely taint your appreciation of it. Though I guess it’s interesting to see how the same concept can be taken in two wildly different directions—one that’ll make people hand out Oscars, and one that’ll make them want to mimic Oscar the Grouch.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was fine. I liked the end, when I finally got to experience enough of the protagonist's emotional state to really begin to identify with him & care for how he turned out in the end. But the book itself is held together with what is in my view a pretty flimsy & arbitrary premise (game show) to link a number of short plot points that I didn't find too enthralling for the first 3/4 of the book. The prose was very direct and matter-of-fact, which is not always to my taste. Near the end I started to appreciate the simplicity of the language in contrast to the graphic hardness of poverty in India. idk I guess I see why it's popular but it wasn't for me
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
hopeful
reflective
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
Some of the reviews made me feel unsure that I would like this book. It. Was. Awesome. The story was fantastic. Intricate. Detailed. Beautiful. I can't wait to see the movie... but it's hard to imagine it can live up to this story line.
so i knew about the film for a reeeaaalllyyyy long time because my mother told me about it when i was younger. she did tell me that the film is kind of disturbing because it shows the life of the main-character and after reading the book (have still not seen the film) i understand where she is coming from. the idea of this book is thought out so well in terms of how to tell the reader about it. so i really really enjoyed it
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I got this from the sale table at Olsson's (RIP). "Soon to be a major motion picture!" proclaimed a note on the back. Probably not in the US, I thought. Ha ha.
It was on sale because the new cover bears the title "Slumdog Millionaire," although the movie appears to be only loosely based on the book. Both are charmingly entertaining, though the book has a richer plot and a feistier protagonist.
It was on sale because the new cover bears the title "Slumdog Millionaire," although the movie appears to be only loosely based on the book. Both are charmingly entertaining, though the book has a richer plot and a feistier protagonist.