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304 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416562603
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 14 October 2008
Description
The stunning Booker Prize-winning novel from the author of Amnesty and Selection Day that critics have likened to Richard Wright's Native Son, The White Tiger follows a darkly comic Bangalore driver through the poverty and corruption of modern Ind...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,076 reviews
Moods
funny 48%
reflective 39%
adventurous 29%
tense 27%
challenging 23%
informative 22%
emotional 15%
mysterious 13%
sad 13%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%
hopeful 4%
Pace
fast 38%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Car accident, ClassismModerate
Sexual content, Child death, SexismMinor
Islamophobia, Excrement, Alcohol304 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416562603
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 14 October 2008
Description
The stunning Booker Prize-winning novel from the author of Amnesty and Selection Day that critics have likened to Richard Wright's Native Son, The White Tiger follows a darkly comic Bangalore driver through the poverty and corruption of modern Ind...
Community Reviews Summary of 10,076 reviews
Moods
funny 48%
reflective 39%
adventurous 29%
tense 27%
challenging 23%
informative 22%
emotional 15%
mysterious 13%
sad 13%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 5%
hopeful 4%
Pace
fast 38%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 54% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Car accident, ClassismModerate
Sexual content, Child death, SexismMinor
Islamophobia, Excrement, Alcohol