A review by llama611
The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

4.0

For a commentary on casteism, the gulf between the rich and poor and the lack of ambition that depravity may bring (and the excess ambition it may bring, too) I adore how this book avoids the usual trope of being almost abusively depressing. The inclusion of some pretty dark-grey humor is quite refreshing to me and the protagonist is interestingly flawed as well. Bordering on the megalomania that I guess all entrepreneurs must flirt with, he starts from quite a bleak beginning. In the beginning it seems he constantly tries to sell it as the norm but as the story progresses we see him revolt with his own corrupted version of revolution.

(I would've liked to have rated this 3.5 mostly cos I feel the story loses some of its steam halfway but Goodreads ain't about that)