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The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

5 reviews

mari1532's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

I have a paperback copy of this book, but it has been on my to-be-read pile for far too long so I decided to check out the audiobook from my local library. Somehow I think that the narrator made this book better. There was a lot of nuance, especially in the humour throughout this book and the tonal inflection while the story unfolded I think was so important to the story.

The narrative was beautifully written. Although this book is written from Balram's very specific perspective the novel does provide commentary on, albeit an exaggeration of, the political and caste systems in India. The nuance of Balram as a character was effectively communicated via the direct letter-writing style of the narrative. That being said I did not find Balram likeable, but I did find him to be personable. Adiga's writing made Balram a nuanced character whose motivation and actions were not always clear.

If you like a book with great writing and a well throughout plot I'd recommend this book.

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meganeorcx's review against another edition

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dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A solid read with many interesting passages. The storytelling format is pretty creative but it didn't always work for me as it jumped from one thing to another too abruptly. Balram's perspective is pretty great to read and there's as much to agree with as to be sceptical about. The societal criticism is the best part of it all but despite being such a political book, sometimes Balram's biggest enemy seemed to be women. There is a lot of misogyny and in a battle between wanting to read another perspective and my own feminism, the latter definitely wins. The White Tiger doesn't have a particularly loveable narrator but nevertheless, I feel glad I finally read this.

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