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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder
Minor: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Sexual harassment, War
adventurous
emotional
funny
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Felt a little flat and dissociated at times—especially considering how gruesome some situations described are—but I quite enjoyed reading this one. Rather fast-paced and adventurous. Numerous content warnings; no point in enumerating them all but I'd single out a few: police brutality, torture, domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse, religious bigotry, arson.
Quite entertaining. Different from the norm. It's a quick read, everyone should give it a go.
Very enjoyable read. Different (better) from the movie.
Fun to read, but didn't have a big impact. I would like to see the movie.
not your typical rags to riches story , very compelling
I read this book for a book club meeting last month.
I had watched the movie a few years ago and I remember enjoying the story.
This is told in sections of Thomas' life. He is explaining how a boy from the slums could answer all the questions to win a billion on a game show. My attention was captured while I tried to guess what the next question was going to be on the game show based on the story that Thomas told. I was usually way off.
With how crazy my life has been the last few weeks the short stories made this book easy for me to get through *win*
I have to say it was not as inspiring as I had thought it would be. It was sad and dirty and missed the big song number that left you with all the *feel goods* at the end of the movie.
This was a strong three star read. It just feels like it kind of fizzled at the end.
I had watched the movie a few years ago and I remember enjoying the story.
This is told in sections of Thomas' life. He is explaining how a boy from the slums could answer all the questions to win a billion on a game show. My attention was captured while I tried to guess what the next question was going to be on the game show based on the story that Thomas told. I was usually way off.
With how crazy my life has been the last few weeks the short stories made this book easy for me to get through *win*
I have to say it was not as inspiring as I had thought it would be. It was sad and dirty and missed the big song number that left you with all the *feel goods* at the end of the movie.
This was a strong three star read. It just feels like it kind of fizzled at the end.
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I came across this book looking for a title that started with Q, X or Z for the popsugar reading challenge... learned it was actually the book behind the movie Slumdog Millionaire (which I haven't seen). I thought the story was interesting and unique . I liked how there was a story behind how the main character knew the answers to the game show. I did find it focused on poverty, abuse, crime and sexuality frequently and that felt disappointing to me as reader. As I don't know a lot about India but feel like it is much more than what was portrayed in this story.
When I first decided to read this book, I had no idea that it was the basis for the movie Slumdog Millionaire (which I haven't seen) so I was very curious and interested once I found out. I am glad to say that I was not disappointed!
First, I loved the format: after the introduction, each chapter is named for the monetary amount corresponding with the questions Ram is asked during the show. At first, I was wondering why this was, and how the chapter content was related to the game show; I loved realizing that the chapters illustrate how Ram knew the answer to each question. Mini spoiler: it's based on his own life experiences as opposed to knowledge of random trivia. I thought that was cool!
The only thing that I didn't particularly like was that the chapters, and therefore Ram's life experiences, don't follow a chronological order. That made it difficult to piece together his story, which is important. Even though the focus is on the game show and how Ram knew all of the answers, this book is obviously about Ram's life. However, as the book progressed, it starts to come together, but it's still pretty easy to get confused.
There were some sad and traumatic moments throughout the story, particularly in the beginning; it wasn't necessarily difficult for me to read, but I definitely needed a break sometimes. Still, I was interested throughout the entire book. I was really pleased with the ending. Without spoiling it, there's a small surprise which I was not expecting at all and which made me smile, especially after all of the ups and downs. I definitely recommend this book, whether you've seen the movie or not, and I will make a point to watch it as well.
First, I loved the format: after the introduction, each chapter is named for the monetary amount corresponding with the questions Ram is asked during the show. At first, I was wondering why this was, and how the chapter content was related to the game show; I loved realizing that the chapters illustrate how Ram knew the answer to each question. Mini spoiler: it's based on his own life experiences as opposed to knowledge of random trivia. I thought that was cool!
The only thing that I didn't particularly like was that the chapters, and therefore Ram's life experiences, don't follow a chronological order. That made it difficult to piece together his story, which is important. Even though the focus is on the game show and how Ram knew all of the answers, this book is obviously about Ram's life. However, as the book progressed, it starts to come together, but it's still pretty easy to get confused.
There were some sad and traumatic moments throughout the story, particularly in the beginning; it wasn't necessarily difficult for me to read, but I definitely needed a break sometimes. Still, I was interested throughout the entire book. I was really pleased with the ending. Without spoiling it, there's a small surprise which I was not expecting at all and which made me smile, especially after all of the ups and downs. I definitely recommend this book, whether you've seen the movie or not, and I will make a point to watch it as well.