Bontle

What a headache of a book

Def would have to return to it in a couple of years from a non-academic perspective to perhaps find appreciation for it.

However, despite my emotional outlook, the book did provide food for thought in terms of how far are the means justified when justifying ends. Balram’s journey is a journey we see presented in media so often and I personally think Adiga’s novel was too resemblant of novels with the same message and themes.

Structure wise, the writing style made up for the lack of engaging content as we became the Premiere. Felt a little too dragged out for the bulk of the book and then a sudden rushed conclusion. I also felt that sometimes the use of a profanity/slur was a bit misplaced and didn’t necessarily add any value to the view of Balram. Rather it could have indicated a bit of lazy writing.