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New Review: I Will Find You by Harlan Coben
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New Review: Inquest by Henrietta Clandon
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Today we have 3 new reviews all together for the price of one: The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My + Who Will Comfort Toffle? + The Dangerous Journey - Three Picture Books by Tove Jansson
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New Review: The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
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pikemalarkey 12 months ago

The criticism falls flat. Adiga is by no means the first Indian writer to talk about corruption in India (Upamanyu Chatterjee comes to mind on top of my head) and everyone knows about it anyway. What do they want him to write, propaganda?

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readingproject 12 months ago

It seemed to me that criticisms were based on national pride, or questioning events in the book based on specific knowledge and experience. I thought the book captured the problem of how the poor overcome their traditional and systemic disadvantages. Balram's example is extreme, but Adiga is writing satire, and the extremity of his actions highlights the difficulty of social and economic mobility.

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readingproject 12 months ago

I haven't been to India, but I witnessed poverty in the Philippines years ago with people living on the streets, even communities of people living along rail lines, having to dodge trains when they came through. That's what I thought of as I read this book.

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readingproject 12 months ago

And yes, the question of corruption seems evident. But because this book won the Booker, there are obviously a bunch of reviews out there with a wide range of opinions, as I suggested.

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pikemalarkey 12 months ago

Yup, and the Indian government is very sensitive to criticism. National pride, whilst no doubt useful in some ways, should not be misused to gloss over issues. Anyway, sounds like an interesting read.

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