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shannonsaid 's review for:
Slumdog Millionaire
by Vikas Swarup
2.5/5
I thought I liked this book, but now that I've had a few days to digest it, I realize it was just "okay." Meh. Fine. The twist at the end was really unexpected, especially considering this book isn't a thriller or a suspense. However, ultimately I felt it was just too unbelievable and dragged on in some sections. My biggest criticism is the author's approach to homosexuality throughout the novel. He would often pair homosexuality with criminality in a way that not necessarily assumed all gay people were bad, but drew an uncomfortable parallel between the two. This occurred with at least three different characters, who were all bad men who were sexually abusive to young boys, and it majorly rubbed me the wrong way. The author only described gay men in terms of being pedophiles or being abusive; I didn't like it the first time it happened, but I didn't dwell on it, but the second and third times, I definitely noticed a trend.
I thought I liked this book, but now that I've had a few days to digest it, I realize it was just "okay." Meh. Fine. The twist at the end was really unexpected, especially considering this book isn't a thriller or a suspense. However, ultimately I felt it was just too unbelievable and dragged on in some sections. My biggest criticism is the author's approach to homosexuality throughout the novel. He would often pair homosexuality with criminality in a way that not necessarily assumed all gay people were bad, but drew an uncomfortable parallel between the two. This occurred with at least three different characters, who were all bad men who were sexually abusive to young boys, and it majorly rubbed me the wrong way. The author only described gay men in terms of being pedophiles or being abusive; I didn't like it the first time it happened, but I didn't dwell on it, but the second and third times, I definitely noticed a trend.