The White Tiger by Aravind AdigaMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A wonderful dramatized book on the urban/rural, rich/poor, feudalism/caste differences that thrive in India despite all its pretensions of modernisation.
The language is fluent, no speed breakers and the thought process while reading is never jolted. The characterisation is flawless and never redundant.
A wonderful insight into the minds and lives of modern day India despite the fact that the book was written almost a decade back. An example of how little India has changed despite the worldly representation. Very relevant to the present Indian situation. Specially where he refers to the citizens as chickens in a coop at the mercy of the coop keeper - the wily corrupt politician.
A must read. Very crisp and to the point. Never overstating a point to emphasise, a pleasure to read.
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It was the first Booker prize awarded book I read. I used to be very hesitant about picking up books that win literary prizes before reading this book. Keeps you enthralled from beginning to end. After reading this book I picked up and read "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy. That was also a very good book. But I liked this one better.
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