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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
To begin with, I'm not a native english speaker. This book was excellent to test my level at english and learn some new words while having fun reading an interesting story. Although not perfect, it is a good book and I would recommend reading it, even though is a short version of the real book, to every non native speaker.
I'm certain that the complete book is much better than this version, covering much of the flaws on this short version. Those flaws are mainly character development (due to the size of the book, there isn't enough space to develop everyone, specially the support characters) and "content density" (amout of words to describe and narrate each event).
It's a solid 3,75 stars. I wouldn't recommend to native speakers that could read the normal version, but for those who wanna test or get better at english, 100% worth it.
I'm certain that the complete book is much better than this version, covering much of the flaws on this short version. Those flaws are mainly character development (due to the size of the book, there isn't enough space to develop everyone, specially the support characters) and "content density" (amout of words to describe and narrate each event).
It's a solid 3,75 stars. I wouldn't recommend to native speakers that could read the normal version, but for those who wanna test or get better at english, 100% worth it.
3,5 - Beaucoup aimé le concept et un peu surprise par le final de l'histoire.
Une bonne lecture, faite en Inde, justement!
Une bonne lecture, faite en Inde, justement!
3.5 stars. I knew this book had something to do with an Indian guy getting in trouble after being on an Indian quiz show similar to "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" but that was about it. I was pleasantly surprised.
We meet Ram Mohammad Thomas after he's won $1B rupees on a gameshow. The producers weren't expecting a young waiter to answer all the questions correctly and weren't prepared to pay out $1B rupees, so they charge him with cheating. He's saved during a brutal interview by a young lawyer who comes to his aid. He reviews the raw footage of his contest with her and shares tales from his past that explains how he was able to answer each question correctly.
His past is full of fantastical if haunting stories of murder, prostitution, abuse, stealing, greed, and even love. The story jumped around in time - some questions dealt with earlier or later periods in Ram's life and it took me a few pages of each chapter, which dealt with a new question and piece of Ram's life, to orient myself. The writing style was straight forward and simple, which fit well with Ram as narrator.
Overall, a lot better than I was expecting. Ram's life is hard and he makes some interesting choices that fall into that gray area between right and wrong. I'm curious to see the movie, though I hear it's a lot different than the movie - more focused on the love story that plays only a brief part in the novel. I'm not sure how much I'll like that aspect being the main focus, but I liked the book enough to give it a try.
We meet Ram Mohammad Thomas after he's won $1B rupees on a gameshow. The producers weren't expecting a young waiter to answer all the questions correctly and weren't prepared to pay out $1B rupees, so they charge him with cheating. He's saved during a brutal interview by a young lawyer who comes to his aid. He reviews the raw footage of his contest with her and shares tales from his past that explains how he was able to answer each question correctly.
His past is full of fantastical if haunting stories of murder, prostitution, abuse, stealing, greed, and even love. The story jumped around in time - some questions dealt with earlier or later periods in Ram's life and it took me a few pages of each chapter, which dealt with a new question and piece of Ram's life, to orient myself. The writing style was straight forward and simple, which fit well with Ram as narrator.
Overall, a lot better than I was expecting. Ram's life is hard and he makes some interesting choices that fall into that gray area between right and wrong. I'm curious to see the movie, though I hear it's a lot different than the movie - more focused on the love story that plays only a brief part in the novel. I'm not sure how much I'll like that aspect being the main focus, but I liked the book enough to give it a try.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual harassment
Also read this in Nepal and really enjoyed it, although it is completely different to what I remember from the movie, so I need to rewatch that now. I really liked how it was written not-chronologically, but how everything became very clear at the end. Well written and a great read.
fast-paced
The version I read was the "movie cover" version that had been renamed to Slumdog Millionaire after the movie. This book is nothing like the movie! It's more like loosely based rather than a direct adaptation and it certainly doesn't need to be rereleased with a movie cover. The basic premise of a lowly orphan boy winning on the game show because he knows all the answers from the experiences in his life is the same, but that's it. The life experiences and questions are all mostly different. The book was fine as a stand-alone novel. It's just silly that the name was changed to go along with the movie that's hardly the same story.
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Hey man, its okay. I didn't love it, but i was certainly moved by it and it kept my attention well. cool book cool characters
I picked up this book because I enjoyed the movie Slumdog Millionaire. I will say it is pretty different from the movie so I enjoyed it on that level because I wasn't always sure what would happen next. I found the writing a bit clunky and because each chapter jumped in time and place it was a bit disorienting until about halfway through when you started to piece together what was happening. I did like this book, but I really didn't love it.
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
One of the best Indian novels