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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The book that Slumdog Billionaire is based on - good tale of how a kid from the slums in Mumbai becomes a billionaire on a quiz show - slightly darker than the movie which has had a Bollywood sheen added to it, but an equally good story and a peek into another world. Not a long book and an engaging story with some good twists.
Have you seen Slumdog Millionaire? It's based on this book. I don't remember much about the movie, but the book is basically a bunch of fictional short stories about Ram Mohammed Thomas's young life, and how those stories helped this uneducated boy to answer questions on the quiz show. I thought the storytelling was just ok, certainly not amazing writing, but I did love the ending.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-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
Didn’t like the film much but the book is great
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder
So I liked this book. It kept me interested, was unlike what I normally read, didn't get bogged down in the romance. All pluses. But overall, it just didn't rivet me. And then there was-- SPOILER!
Spoiler!
Still here?
Ok, so it was like "here's all these horrible, life altering things that happened in my life--poverty, people committing suicide, people being murdered, people dying horrible death by rabies--and now I've won the money and everything is magically beautiful and works out perfectly and I'm just going to shove it all in like 2 pages because I can't actually leave any ambiguity or face actually giving it a real ending."
AAAARG! that's all I get? Seriously? A fucking "Here's where they are now!" wrap up? Dissapointing.
Spoiler!
Still here?
Ok, so it was like "here's all these horrible, life altering things that happened in my life--poverty, people committing suicide, people being murdered, people dying horrible death by rabies--and now I've won the money and everything is magically beautiful and works out perfectly and I'm just going to shove it all in like 2 pages because I can't actually leave any ambiguity or face actually giving it a real ending."
AAAARG! that's all I get? Seriously? A fucking "Here's where they are now!" wrap up? Dissapointing.
What a sweet, sweet book. The movie Slumdog Millionaire is very loosely based on this. The movie borrowed the shell of the story, but changed most of the details. If, however, you enjoyed the movie, you will equally enjoy this book. It was just as fun to read as it was to watch.
Este libro merece mis dieces, me gustó mucho la película cuando la vi, no sabía que era una adaptación de este libro.
Podría considerarse una novela de relatos, cada pregunta es un cuento y están muy bien hilados, tienes comedia, drama, romance, robos, asesinatos.
Podría considerarse una novela de relatos, cada pregunta es un cuento y están muy bien hilados, tienes comedia, drama, romance, robos, asesinatos.
Similar, yet different from the movie, I enjoyed the extra details and characters.