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The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

11 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Cursing, Alcohol, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

meganeorcx's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Car accident, Sexism, Misogyny, Death, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Islamophobia

sprucy2427's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Thought provoking view of Indian society alongside one man's journey away from his caste. Interesting juxtapositions throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Islamophobia, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Trafficking, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Car accident, Child death, Classism, and Death

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, Vomit, Violence, Sexual content, Islamophobia, Colonisation, and Car accident

emmazan's review against another edition

funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

read for class. World Literature Written in English (fall 21)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Misogyny, Murder, Racism, and Child death

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia and Police brutality

annalores's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Wat een bijzondere leeservaring...
De schrijfstijl is ambitieus en ongelooflijk goed uitgevoerd. Hier en daar laat de verteller stukjes van de ontknoping vallen, waardoor je meteen wil weten hoe het allemaal gebeurd en waarom. Alles klopt ook, alle symbolieken keren terug en niets staat er zomaar. Over dit boek is nagedacht. 
Het hoofdpersonage is een verschrikkelijk persoon en je wordt constant ongemakkelijk van zijn uitspraken en gedachten, maar toch is de humor niet ver zoek. Al zijn acties kan je begrijpen.
Voor een vlotte feel good read zou ik toch naar iets anders grijpen...
Voor ondernemerstips trouwens ook...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

loukie's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

innerweststreetlibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Well written, darkly funny, and a little depressing. Power corrupts etc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty

max_power's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Racism

forcedtoland's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Child death

Minor: Car accident