The White Tiger
Ratings131
Average rating3.7
"Art is meant to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable"
"Art is meant to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable"
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.
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.
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While this book's story is historically and socially interesting, I didn't think it was well written at all. The excessive levity of the tone fails in the attempt of sophisticated humor and instead removes complexity and empathy from the characters. I feel like the author decided to use a formula that could have worked for a few pages/chapters and instead he stuck with it for the entire book making the book itself feel a little fake and an immature exercise of style. I did enjoy learning more about Indian society, so I powered through it, but strictly in terms of book quality, it was not worth finishing reading it.
While this book's story is historically and socially interesting, I didn't think it was well written at all. The excessive levity of the tone fails in the attempt of sophisticated humor and instead removes complexity and empathy from the characters. I feel like the author decided to use a formula that could have worked for a few pages/chapters and instead he stuck with it for the entire book making the book itself feel a little fake and an immature exercise of style. I did enjoy learning more about Indian society, so I powered through it, but strictly in terms of book quality, it was not worth finishing reading it.
While this book's story is historically and socially interesting, I didn't think it was well written at all. The excessive levity of the tone fails in the attempt of sophisticated humor and instead removes complexity and empathy from the characters. I feel like the author decided to use a formula that could have worked for a few pages/chapters and instead he stuck with it for the entire book making the book itself feel a little fake and an immature exercise of style. I did enjoy learning more about Indian society, so I powered through it, but strictly in terms of book quality, it was not worth finishing reading it.
While this book's story is historically and socially interesting, I didn't think it was well written at all. The excessive levity of the tone fails in the attempt of sophisticated humor and instead removes complexity and empathy from the characters. I feel like the author decided to use a formula that could have worked for a few pages/chapters and instead he stuck with it for the entire book making the book itself feel a little fake and an immature exercise of style. I did enjoy learning more about Indian society, so I powered through it, but strictly in terms of book quality, it was not worth finishing reading it.
