The White Tiger by Aravind AdigaMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Second of my Man Booker reads... But half as entertaining as the first one (Life of Pi).
The story was mostly about a guy named Balram, who belonges to the countryside of India- the Darkness, so called in the book. How he advanced in his life from a illiterate, dirty boy to a enterprenuer in Bangalore - the Light, so called in the book, too. But then, don't mistake it to be a guide on how to become an interprenuer in India. That part of the story is the least part. Mostly, the story is giving the vivid image of India. Or maybe, corrupt India to be precise...
It might be a great thing to read about corrupt India for the foreigner. Maybe, it could be true, too. But I, as an Indian, felt a bit uneasy when reading this. Is this what the real India? No! That is what the others like to believe it to be. Maybe, I could be wrong about it, but that is the real India...
No doubt, it made to the Man Booker. Everyone wants to read the dark side of India. Everyone wanted it and the author gave it.
And then, no offence. I too enjoyed reading it....
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