A review by charf47
Selection Day by Aravind Adiga

4.0

Selection Day is a wonderful story set largely in the poorest parts of India and filled with complex and interesting characters. It is the story of a father's passionate hopes for his sons to rise above his own station in life and become heroes in the world of cricket. The father places extreme pressures on his sons to fulfill the dream he has for them and, by association, to experience the glory of having his children become cricket idols. It is the story of how the father's single-minded drive impacts on his sons' relationships with him, with each other, with the wider community and with the game of cricket, itself. It is also a story about prejudice and acceptance, denial and acknowledgement and ultimately the realisation that we are the product of all our experiences. Highly recommended. Thanks to Scribner and Netgalley for the ARC.