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A review by katharinemc
Q & A by Vikas Swarup
3.0
At the risk of sounding totally juvenile and ignorant: this is nothing like the film "Slumdog Millionaire"
The only thing that links the two is the name of the main character so if you go to read this hoping to find out more about the relationships the three children have over their lives and the love story etc. don't.
The question and answer structure made for a light and interesting read with each chapter being a story of its own. At times I struggled with the shift in time but that may have just been me not paying enough attention.
Alike "The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga, it seems as if Swarup is trying to cram as many of India's problems into a short novel which is great for an A-level exam centered around context but not so much in the world of literature.
Swarup has obviously done his research which I applaud him for and I did find that I was pleasantly surprised with the novel and how it concluded.
An enjoyable read, not an extraordinary one.
The only thing that links the two is the name of the main character so if you go to read this hoping to find out more about the relationships the three children have over their lives and the love story etc. don't.
The question and answer structure made for a light and interesting read with each chapter being a story of its own. At times I struggled with the shift in time but that may have just been me not paying enough attention.
Alike "The White Tiger" by Aravind Adiga, it seems as if Swarup is trying to cram as many of India's problems into a short novel which is great for an A-level exam centered around context but not so much in the world of literature.
Swarup has obviously done his research which I applaud him for and I did find that I was pleasantly surprised with the novel and how it concluded.
An enjoyable read, not an extraordinary one.