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丕賱賲賱賷賵賳賷乇 丕賱賲鬲卮乇丿
賷賯丿賲 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 乇賵丕賷丞 賲鬲乇噩賲丞 亘毓賳賵丕賳: "丕賱賲賱賷購賵賳賷乇 丕賱賲購鬲賻卮乇賾賽丿" SlumDog MILLIONAIRE"貙 賵賴賷 賲賳 鬲兀賱賷賮 "冥賷賰丕爻 爻賵丕乇丕亘 Vikas Swarup" 賵賲賳 鬲乇噩賲丞 "毓賱賷 毓亘丿 丕賱兀賲賷乇 氐丕賱丨".
賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賷乇爻賲 "爻賵丕乇丕亘" 亘賵乇鬲乇賷賴 賲賱賵賳貙 賵丕爻毓 丕賱丌賮丕賯貙 賵賱賰賳賴 睾賷乇 賲夭禺乇賮 賱賱賴賳丿 丕賱賲毓丕氐乇丞貨 丨賷孬 爻賳乇賶 賲毓賴 賱賷爻 賰賱 丕賱賮賯乇丕亍 賲賱丕卅賰丞貙 賵賱賷爻 噩賲賷毓 丕賱兀睾賳賷丕亍 卮賷丕胤賷賳.
賱賯丿 兀賮賱丨 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 鬲賯賳賷丞 爻乇丿 丌爻乇丞貙 丕毓鬲賲丿鬲 毓賱賶 兀爻賱賵亘 "丕賱賮賱丕卮 亘丕賰" 丕賱賲鬲丿丕禺賱 亘丕賳爻賷丕亘 賵丿賵賳 鬲毓賯賷丿貙 兀賳 賷兀禺匕賳丕 廿賱賶 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賲賴賲卮賷賳 賱賳睾賵氐 賮賷賴 亘廿賲毓丕賳貙 毓丕賱賲 賷丨賲賱 丕賱賳賯賷囟賷賳 "丕賱孬乇丕亍 丕賱賮丕丨卮" 賵"丕賱賮賯乇 丕賱賲丿賯毓".
鬲亘丿兀 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓賳丿賲丕 賷賯乇乇 賮鬲賶賸 賮賯賷乇 "乇丕賲 賲丨賲丿 鬲賵賲丕爻" 丕賱賯丕丿賲 賲賳 兀賮賯乇 毓卮賵丕卅賷丕鬲 (賲賵賲亘丕賷) 丕賱丕卮鬲乇丕賰 亘亘乇賳丕賲噩 丕賱賲爻丕亘賯丕鬲 丕賱卮賴賷乇 "賲賳 爻賷乇亘丨 丕賱亘賱賷賵賳 乇賵亘賷賴" 賵賱賰賳賴 賷鬲毓乇囟 丕賱丌賳 賱賱丕丨鬲噩丕夭 賮賷 夭賳夭丕賳丞 亘鬲賴賲丞 丕賱丕丨鬲賷丕賱貙 賮賰賷賮 賱賳丕丿賱 卮丕賷 賵賮鬲賶 卮賵丕乇毓 賰賲丕 賵氐賮賴 丕賱賲丨賯賯 兀賳 賷毓乇賮 賲賳 賴賵 卮賰爻亘賷乇貙 賲丕 賱賲 賷賰賳 賲鬲賵乇胤丕賸 亘禺丿毓丞 賲丕責
賵毓賳丿 亘丿亍 丕賱鬲丨賯賷賯 賷亘丿兀 丕賱賮鬲賶 亘丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 毓賳 兀爻卅賱丞 丕賱賲丨賯賯 卮丕乇丨丕賸 亘丕賱鬲賮氐賷賱 賰賷賮 毓乇賮 廿噩丕亘丞 賰賱 爻丐丕賱 賵賷鬲亘賷賳 兀賳 賰賱 爻丐丕賱 兀噩丕亘 毓賳賴 賰丕賳 賷毓亘賾賽乇 毓賳 賲賵賯賮 賲乇賾 亘賴 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賴貙 賮賴賵 賱丕 賷毓乇賮 氐賵乇丞 "睾丕賳丿賷" 毓賱賶 丕賱乇賵亘賷丞 丕賱賴賳丿賷丞 賵賱賰賳 賷毓乇賮 兀賳 賵乇賯丞 丕賱賲丕卅丞 丿賵賱丕乇 毓賱賷賴丕 氐賵乇丞 "亘賳噩丕賲賷賳 乇賵夭賮賱鬲" 賱兀賳 氐丿賷賯 賲賳 兀胤賮丕賱 丕賱卮賵丕乇毓 兀禺亘乇賴 亘匕賱賰貙 賵賱丕 賷毓乇賮 丕賱毓賲賱丞 丕賱賲丕賱賷丞 丕賱賲鬲丿丕賵賱丞 賮賷 賮乇賳爻丕貙 賱賰賳賴 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳 賷禺亘乇賳丕 毓賳 丕賱賲亘賱睾 丕賱匕賷 鬲丿賷賳 亘賴 卮丕賱賷賳賷 鬲丕賷 賱賱賲乇丕亘賷 賮賷 丕賱賲丨賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲賵丕噩丿 賮賷賴丕. 賵賴賰匕丕貙 賵亘賳丕亍賸 賱鬲爻賱爻賱 兀爻卅賱丞 丕賱亘乇賳丕賲噩貙 賷購賮氐丨 乇丕賲 毓賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 丕賱賲丿賴卮丞 丕賱鬲賷 毓丕卮賴丕 賰賮鬲賶 卮賵丕乇毓 賵丕賱鬲賷 賲賰賳鬲賴 賲賳 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞 亘丿賯丞.
賮亘賷賳 丕賱賲賷丕鬲賲 賵丕賱賲賵丕禺賷乇貙 賵乇噩丕賱 丕賱毓氐丕亘丕鬲 賵夭毓賲丕亍 丕賱賲鬲爻賵賱賷賳貙 賵氐賵賱丕賸 廿賱賶 賲賳丕夭賱 賳噩賵賲 亘賵賱賷賵賵丿 丕賱賲卮丕賴賷乇 賵丕賱兀孬乇賷丕亍貙 鬲胤賮丨 乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賲賱賷賵賳賷乇 丕賱賲鬲卮乇賾丿 亘丕賱賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丕賱賲鬲卮毓賾亘丞貙 賵丕賱鬲乇丕噩賷丿賷丕 丕賱丌爻乇丞貙 賵丕賱亘賴噩丞 丕賱賲胤賮乇丞 賱賱丿賲毓. 賱鬲爻鬲賯乇兀 賱賳丕 賲卮賴丿丕賸 賲賳 丕賱賴賳丿 丕賱賲毓丕氐乇丞.
賮賷 賴匕賴 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賷乇爻賲 "爻賵丕乇丕亘" 亘賵乇鬲乇賷賴 賲賱賵賳貙 賵丕爻毓 丕賱丌賮丕賯貙 賵賱賰賳賴 睾賷乇 賲夭禺乇賮 賱賱賴賳丿 丕賱賲毓丕氐乇丞貨 丨賷孬 爻賳乇賶 賲毓賴 賱賷爻 賰賱 丕賱賮賯乇丕亍 賲賱丕卅賰丞貙 賵賱賷爻 噩賲賷毓 丕賱兀睾賳賷丕亍 卮賷丕胤賷賳.
賱賯丿 兀賮賱丨 丕賱乇賵丕卅賷 賲賳 禺賱丕賱 鬲賯賳賷丞 爻乇丿 丌爻乇丞貙 丕毓鬲賲丿鬲 毓賱賶 兀爻賱賵亘 "丕賱賮賱丕卮 亘丕賰" 丕賱賲鬲丿丕禺賱 亘丕賳爻賷丕亘 賵丿賵賳 鬲毓賯賷丿貙 兀賳 賷兀禺匕賳丕 廿賱賶 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賲賴賲卮賷賳 賱賳睾賵氐 賮賷賴 亘廿賲毓丕賳貙 毓丕賱賲 賷丨賲賱 丕賱賳賯賷囟賷賳 "丕賱孬乇丕亍 丕賱賮丕丨卮" 賵"丕賱賮賯乇 丕賱賲丿賯毓".
鬲亘丿兀 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 毓賳丿賲丕 賷賯乇乇 賮鬲賶賸 賮賯賷乇 "乇丕賲 賲丨賲丿 鬲賵賲丕爻" 丕賱賯丕丿賲 賲賳 兀賮賯乇 毓卮賵丕卅賷丕鬲 (賲賵賲亘丕賷) 丕賱丕卮鬲乇丕賰 亘亘乇賳丕賲噩 丕賱賲爻丕亘賯丕鬲 丕賱卮賴賷乇 "賲賳 爻賷乇亘丨 丕賱亘賱賷賵賳 乇賵亘賷賴" 賵賱賰賳賴 賷鬲毓乇囟 丕賱丌賳 賱賱丕丨鬲噩丕夭 賮賷 夭賳夭丕賳丞 亘鬲賴賲丞 丕賱丕丨鬲賷丕賱貙 賮賰賷賮 賱賳丕丿賱 卮丕賷 賵賮鬲賶 卮賵丕乇毓 賰賲丕 賵氐賮賴 丕賱賲丨賯賯 兀賳 賷毓乇賮 賲賳 賴賵 卮賰爻亘賷乇貙 賲丕 賱賲 賷賰賳 賲鬲賵乇胤丕賸 亘禺丿毓丞 賲丕責
賵毓賳丿 亘丿亍 丕賱鬲丨賯賷賯 賷亘丿兀 丕賱賮鬲賶 亘丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 毓賳 兀爻卅賱丞 丕賱賲丨賯賯 卮丕乇丨丕賸 亘丕賱鬲賮氐賷賱 賰賷賮 毓乇賮 廿噩丕亘丞 賰賱 爻丐丕賱 賵賷鬲亘賷賳 兀賳 賰賱 爻丐丕賱 兀噩丕亘 毓賳賴 賰丕賳 賷毓亘賾賽乇 毓賳 賲賵賯賮 賲乇賾 亘賴 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賴貙 賮賴賵 賱丕 賷毓乇賮 氐賵乇丞 "睾丕賳丿賷" 毓賱賶 丕賱乇賵亘賷丞 丕賱賴賳丿賷丞 賵賱賰賳 賷毓乇賮 兀賳 賵乇賯丞 丕賱賲丕卅丞 丿賵賱丕乇 毓賱賷賴丕 氐賵乇丞 "亘賳噩丕賲賷賳 乇賵夭賮賱鬲" 賱兀賳 氐丿賷賯 賲賳 兀胤賮丕賱 丕賱卮賵丕乇毓 兀禺亘乇賴 亘匕賱賰貙 賵賱丕 賷毓乇賮 丕賱毓賲賱丞 丕賱賲丕賱賷丞 丕賱賲鬲丿丕賵賱丞 賮賷 賮乇賳爻丕貙 賱賰賳賴 賷爻鬲胤賷毓 兀賳 賷禺亘乇賳丕 毓賳 丕賱賲亘賱睾 丕賱匕賷 鬲丿賷賳 亘賴 卮丕賱賷賳賷 鬲丕賷 賱賱賲乇丕亘賷 賮賷 丕賱賲丨賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 賷鬲賵丕噩丿 賮賷賴丕. 賵賴賰匕丕貙 賵亘賳丕亍賸 賱鬲爻賱爻賱 兀爻卅賱丞 丕賱亘乇賳丕賲噩貙 賷購賮氐丨 乇丕賲 毓賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 丕賱賲丿賴卮丞 丕賱鬲賷 毓丕卮賴丕 賰賮鬲賶 卮賵丕乇毓 賵丕賱鬲賷 賲賰賳鬲賴 賲賳 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞 亘丿賯丞.
賮亘賷賳 丕賱賲賷丕鬲賲 賵丕賱賲賵丕禺賷乇貙 賵乇噩丕賱 丕賱毓氐丕亘丕鬲 賵夭毓賲丕亍 丕賱賲鬲爻賵賱賷賳貙 賵氐賵賱丕賸 廿賱賶 賲賳丕夭賱 賳噩賵賲 亘賵賱賷賵賵丿 丕賱賲卮丕賴賷乇 賵丕賱兀孬乇賷丕亍貙 鬲胤賮丨 乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱賲賱賷賵賳賷乇 丕賱賲鬲卮乇賾丿 亘丕賱賰賵賲賷丿賷丕 丕賱賲鬲卮毓賾亘丞貙 賵丕賱鬲乇丕噩賷丿賷丕 丕賱丌爻乇丞貙 賵丕賱亘賴噩丞 丕賱賲胤賮乇丞 賱賱丿賲毓. 賱鬲爻鬲賯乇兀 賱賳丕 賲卮賴丿丕賸 賲賳 丕賱賴賳丿 丕賱賲毓丕氐乇丞.
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First published April 1, 2005
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Vikas Swarup
16听books458听followersVikas Swarup was born in Allahabad (India) in a family of lawyers.
After his schooling, Vikas attended Allahabad University and studied History, Psychology and Philosophy. He also made his mark as a champion debater, winning National level competitions. After graduating with distinction, he joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986, motivated by an interest in international relations and a desire to explore different cultures.
In his diplomatic career, Vikas has been posted to various countries such as Turkey (1987-1990), the United States (1993-1997) Ethiopia (1997-2000) and the United Kingdom (2000-2003). Since August 2006 he has been posted in Pretoria as India鈥檚 Deputy High Commissioner.
Vikas has participated in the Oxford Literary Festival, the Turin International Book Fair, the Auckland Writers鈥� Conference, the Sydney Writers鈥� Festival, the Kitab Festival in New Delhi, the St. Malo International Book & Film Festival in France, the 'Words on Water' Literary Festival at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Apart from reading, Vikas enjoys listening to music and playing cricket, tennis and table tennis.
His wife Aparna is an artist who has held exhibitions in India and abroad. They have two sons Aditya and Varun.
After his schooling, Vikas attended Allahabad University and studied History, Psychology and Philosophy. He also made his mark as a champion debater, winning National level competitions. After graduating with distinction, he joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986, motivated by an interest in international relations and a desire to explore different cultures.
In his diplomatic career, Vikas has been posted to various countries such as Turkey (1987-1990), the United States (1993-1997) Ethiopia (1997-2000) and the United Kingdom (2000-2003). Since August 2006 he has been posted in Pretoria as India鈥檚 Deputy High Commissioner.
Vikas has participated in the Oxford Literary Festival, the Turin International Book Fair, the Auckland Writers鈥� Conference, the Sydney Writers鈥� Festival, the Kitab Festival in New Delhi, the St. Malo International Book & Film Festival in France, the 'Words on Water' Literary Festival at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and the Jaipur Literature Festival.
Apart from reading, Vikas enjoys listening to music and playing cricket, tennis and table tennis.
His wife Aparna is an artist who has held exhibitions in India and abroad. They have two sons Aditya and Varun.
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Q & A = Slumdog Millionaire, Vikas Swarup
Q & A is a novel by Vikas Swarup, an Indian diplomat. Published in 2005, it was the author's first novel. Set in India, it tells the rags to riches story of Ram Mohammad Thomas, a young waiter who becomes the biggest quiz show winner in history, only to be sent to jail on accusations that he cheated. Over the course of the novel, Ram Mohammed Thomas gives flashbacks of his life to explain to the police how he knew the answers to the show's questions - including the corruption he was faced with and had to overcome.
The book is about destiny vs luck, and personal dedication. In 2008, the book was loosely adapted into the multiple Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, which features a new main character named Jamal and his brother Salim. The movie is a comment on how poverty and corruption poison the human spirit, and how to retain one's true self in the face of adversity.
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Q & A is a novel by Vikas Swarup, an Indian diplomat. Published in 2005, it was the author's first novel. Set in India, it tells the rags to riches story of Ram Mohammad Thomas, a young waiter who becomes the biggest quiz show winner in history, only to be sent to jail on accusations that he cheated. Over the course of the novel, Ram Mohammed Thomas gives flashbacks of his life to explain to the police how he knew the answers to the show's questions - including the corruption he was faced with and had to overcome.
The book is about destiny vs luck, and personal dedication. In 2008, the book was loosely adapted into the multiple Oscar-winning movie Slumdog Millionaire, which features a new main character named Jamal and his brother Salim. The movie is a comment on how poverty and corruption poison the human spirit, and how to retain one's true self in the face of adversity.
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鬲丕乇蹖禺 亘賴賳诏丕賲 乇爻丕賳蹖 10/10/1399賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 03/11/1400賴噩乇蹖 禺賵乇卮蹖丿蹖貨 丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
May 6, 2011
I should mention that this 1-star review is not at all related to my opinion of the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" which I liked much better than the book. I am glad that the movie-makers smartly retained the only decent thing about this novel that is the game show plot device and tossed almost all of the rest into the trash because that's where this novel truly belongs. This book badly needs some editing or even better, a different author. I read in some review that "Slumdog Millionaire" feels like a juvenile's attempt at writing and I have to agree. It is not even L of literature. It does not take long to get tired of the flat narration.
Anyway, writing style is perhaps not the biggest problem with this novel. The story is so full of cliches. Every episode in the life of the protagonist seems as if it is pulled out of some cheap bollywood masala movie (the episodes in the movie Slumdog are way better). Swarup took all the vices and social issues he could think of and stitched it all together into a story. Child abuse, murder, suicide, incest, prostitution, theft, robbery, corruption, eve-teasing, poverty, riots, religious squabbles, underworld, India-Pak war it's all there. Homophobia and pedophilia is way overdone. Such is the cheap drivel Swarup is selling in the name of realism. He has played out the religion card too and named the hero 'Ram Mohammed Thomas'. With this selling recipe in place Mr.Swarup perhaps didn't think there was any need put an effort into the actual writing anymore.
These are a few snippets of this book's review from Amazon by people outside India:
"Despite heartrending descriptions of sexual abuse, racism, poverty, homeless and much, much, more in modern India, this is an utterly enjoyable picaresque adventure that is one of the best reads of the year."
"..this is an easy and entertaining story that captures much of the essence of this fascinating country. "
"It offers a very good look at several different societies and life-styles in India."
"...an exciting and fascinating glimpse into the life in modern India. Well written and full of both common day-life and historical facts about the densely populated peninsula,..."
"Gives some overview of reality in India."
"...that gives you enough of the misery that exists in India.."
"It is well-written and describes India, as it is today."
Oh, Puhleeze! This ain't modern India (or even India in the older times for that matter). None of the episodes in the book has even a faint resemblance to the life of a common man in India. A common man doesn't spend all his life amidst every imaginable crime and misery. Swarup is pandering to the western audience by giving an impression that abuse, poverty, misery and what not is all there is to Indian way of life. And that too from a person like Vikas Swarup who is an India diplomat and is supposed to represent India to the world outside. At least I think it was pretty clear in the movie that it was just a story of an orphan boy from slums.The depiction of Bombay slum life as a backdrop was perhaps much closer to reality in the movie than Swarup's novel. The movie never seemed to claim that that was the essence of life in India. Swarup, on the other hand, draws his characters from different economic classes, different religions, people ranging from movie stars to diplomats, priests, businessmen, middle-class, slum-dwellers and all. And he presents every possible way of life in India with just a dark side to it.
Swarup himself does not even live in India. And even during his visits to India I am sure he has only experienced the life of rich upper class who form only a small fraction of our population. It is not a surprise that he is completely out of the touch of the reality of common life in India. Someone please tell him that watching a bunch of bollywood movies is not how you get an experience of Indian life.
January 2, 2023
Original published as '' before being converted into a screenplay for Slumdog Millionaire. A wonderful tale of how a waiter appears to win a lot of money on W2B, India's 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' as he explains to lawyer from a police cell how he managed to answer each question by revealing personal, mostly tragic stories from his past. Having never seen the film, I read this with an open mind... and really really enjoyed it! 7 out of 12, strong Three Star read.
Just seeing the GIFs makes me want to watch this!
An obviously romanticised feel-good movie, and set in India, but made for a global audience :)
2011 read
Just seeing the GIFs makes me want to watch this!
An obviously romanticised feel-good movie, and set in India, but made for a global audience :)
2011 read
November 12, 2015
MUST READ! MUST READ! One of the books I've discovered for Serbia, and I'm very proud of doing it much before the movie is made or won the Oscar... This book has that "something" that makes you instantly fell in love with it from first sentence... And you don't forget it ages later... It took quite a time to catch readers' attention in Serbia... Although this book had many editions in Serbia, his publisher completely ignored his second novel, pitty... :(
January 18, 2009
I was completely unenchanted with the movie Slumdog Millionaire; the story, I felt, was predictable with characters that were totally uninteresting or completely unlikable. However, much as I was unimpressed with the movie, I couldn't shake the feeling that there was the kernel of a very interesting story there, and that maybe, just maybe, I might have a good experience with the book.
I am pleased to report that I was correct - the book [u:]Q&A[/u:] is far superior to the film. A few things that I preferred in the novel:
1. Not a linear time-frame; in the movie, the progression of questions in Millionaire followed the progress of the boy's life. In the book, this is not the case - the time-line slips around a bit, and answers to certain questions give hints of things not yet revealed that have occurred in the past. It is far more intriguing, I thought, than a simple recitation of "then this happened; then this; and then this."
2. Sunil is not a heartless murderer. One of the main problems I had with the film was the Sunil was detestable from the get-go, locking his brother in the toilet, then selling his hard-won autograph. By contrast, the character of Sunil in the novel is a sweet boy, with no relation to the narrator, who loves films, who doesn't kill anyone, and who does not become hardened by the life around him. Sunil from the book is very much what I imagine what they wanted Jamal from the movie to be, except somehow in the movie Jamal was completely lacking in charisma and was actually kind of creepy.
3. Minimal love story. I am not a person who is opposed to a love story, certainly; however, as soon as Latika was introduced in the film, I groaned inwardly, that such an interesting premise was being wasted on yet another pair of star-crossed lovers. The book, while there is certainly a romance, it does not span the entire book. Which allows Ram Mohammad Thomas (which is the character of Jamal's name in the book) to develop as a character beyond love-sick obsessive. It also allows the story to develop in interesting ways, as not everything is viewed through the lens of a forlorn lover. There are a lot more characters in the book who get their own stories, with more settings and more things happening. The book creates a believable story of how life experiences can prepare a man to win a billion Rupees on a quiz show that is entertaining, funny, tragic, and horrible, that deserves, rather than is cheapened by, its happy ending. The movie just cannot compare.
I am pleased to report that I was correct - the book [u:]Q&A[/u:] is far superior to the film. A few things that I preferred in the novel:
1. Not a linear time-frame; in the movie, the progression of questions in Millionaire followed the progress of the boy's life. In the book, this is not the case - the time-line slips around a bit, and answers to certain questions give hints of things not yet revealed that have occurred in the past. It is far more intriguing, I thought, than a simple recitation of "then this happened; then this; and then this."
2. Sunil is not a heartless murderer. One of the main problems I had with the film was the Sunil was detestable from the get-go, locking his brother in the toilet, then selling his hard-won autograph. By contrast, the character of Sunil in the novel is a sweet boy, with no relation to the narrator, who loves films, who doesn't kill anyone, and who does not become hardened by the life around him. Sunil from the book is very much what I imagine what they wanted Jamal from the movie to be, except somehow in the movie Jamal was completely lacking in charisma and was actually kind of creepy.
3. Minimal love story. I am not a person who is opposed to a love story, certainly; however, as soon as Latika was introduced in the film, I groaned inwardly, that such an interesting premise was being wasted on yet another pair of star-crossed lovers. The book, while there is certainly a romance, it does not span the entire book. Which allows Ram Mohammad Thomas (which is the character of Jamal's name in the book) to develop as a character beyond love-sick obsessive. It also allows the story to develop in interesting ways, as not everything is viewed through the lens of a forlorn lover. There are a lot more characters in the book who get their own stories, with more settings and more things happening. The book creates a believable story of how life experiences can prepare a man to win a billion Rupees on a quiz show that is entertaining, funny, tragic, and horrible, that deserves, rather than is cheapened by, its happy ending. The movie just cannot compare.
April 9, 2016
What's the saying? "You are the sum total of your life's experiences"? This is the book that presents a very young man who has already racked up quite the collection of life experiences, just by experiencing each day of his existence. Luckily and happily, he can put this extraordinary existence to use and win himself a lot of money!
But wait! Here comes yet another unsavory event: he is arrested. For cheating. Nobody can believe that "someone like him" could have known all those answers.
They don't know this young man and what his time in this world has been like. They see a dark-skinned, humble peasant. They don't realize that they're looking at someone who could out-survive "Survivor." Someone who is now challenged with getting someone to sit down with him, listen to him, BELIEVE that he is telling the truth.
Seize your chance to sit down with him and go Behind the Answers.
I loved the chapter names, how the chapters flowed, and getting to know Ram Mohammad Thomas. He endured so much grime, he deserved to have his time to shine!
Whatever your opinion of the SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE film, I humbly suggest that your experience isn't complete without Q & A.
Thanks for reading.
But wait! Here comes yet another unsavory event: he is arrested. For cheating. Nobody can believe that "someone like him" could have known all those answers.
They don't know this young man and what his time in this world has been like. They see a dark-skinned, humble peasant. They don't realize that they're looking at someone who could out-survive "Survivor." Someone who is now challenged with getting someone to sit down with him, listen to him, BELIEVE that he is telling the truth.
Seize your chance to sit down with him and go Behind the Answers.
I loved the chapter names, how the chapters flowed, and getting to know Ram Mohammad Thomas. He endured so much grime, he deserved to have his time to shine!
Whatever your opinion of the SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE film, I humbly suggest that your experience isn't complete without Q & A.
Thanks for reading.
February 1, 2025
I managed to sneak a re-read of this in, having wanted to do so for a couple of years, but I was unable to locate my copy somewhere in the back layer of my bookcases. A shelf overhaul located it for me late last year, so here I am.
I read this circa 2010, but his was before I was on GR. At the time I joined GR I gave it four stars. My re-read has gifted it another star. I like the movie, and have seen it a couple of times. I believe I had seen it before I read the novel originally.
I suppose I should start by saying this is a novel written for a western audience - I don't think it tries to portray a realistic India - this is pure light entertainment - yes it contains plenty of far-fetched occurrences. There are plenty of Indian readers who really don't like it, from what I see in other reviews!
This is a clever format for the book - I assume most are aware. W3B (Who Wants to Win a Billion) is a gameshow based on the British Who Wants to Be a Millionaire gameshow - but given the value of the rupee, a million doesn't cut here.
In the novel, our protagonist Ram Mohammed Thomas has been arrested having just answered all 15 questions correctly. Amidst his torture at the hands of the police a lawyer he has never met enters the fray and removes him from the hands of the police, then in the safety of her apartment asks him to explain how he answered the questions.
Therefore we get a short story - an excerpt from Ram's life if you like, followed by a W3B question. His colourful, but often sad and unfortunate life took him many places, and interacted with many people and stories. These somewhat random events provide him with the knowledge to answer this very specific series of questions.
The story of Ram's life is not told in a linear fashion - that would of course not be in an way plausible - the short episodes of his life are curated in the order of the W3B questions.
So that is the short version of the format. I found the writing engaging, the descriptions created great imagery and the sad events moving. I won't spoil it for others by sharing those events. Ram showed himself to be compassionate beyond the expectations of anyone in the situations he was in. He regularly acted with the welfare of others before his own, and he shared their suffering, if not always their successes.
If you have not read it before, my recommendation would be to find a copy and make up your own mind - great or a mash up of stereotypes?
5 stars
I read this circa 2010, but his was before I was on GR. At the time I joined GR I gave it four stars. My re-read has gifted it another star. I like the movie, and have seen it a couple of times. I believe I had seen it before I read the novel originally.
I suppose I should start by saying this is a novel written for a western audience - I don't think it tries to portray a realistic India - this is pure light entertainment - yes it contains plenty of far-fetched occurrences. There are plenty of Indian readers who really don't like it, from what I see in other reviews!
This is a clever format for the book - I assume most are aware. W3B (Who Wants to Win a Billion) is a gameshow based on the British Who Wants to Be a Millionaire gameshow - but given the value of the rupee, a million doesn't cut here.
In the novel, our protagonist Ram Mohammed Thomas has been arrested having just answered all 15 questions correctly. Amidst his torture at the hands of the police a lawyer he has never met enters the fray and removes him from the hands of the police, then in the safety of her apartment asks him to explain how he answered the questions.
Therefore we get a short story - an excerpt from Ram's life if you like, followed by a W3B question. His colourful, but often sad and unfortunate life took him many places, and interacted with many people and stories. These somewhat random events provide him with the knowledge to answer this very specific series of questions.
The story of Ram's life is not told in a linear fashion - that would of course not be in an way plausible - the short episodes of his life are curated in the order of the W3B questions.
So that is the short version of the format. I found the writing engaging, the descriptions created great imagery and the sad events moving. I won't spoil it for others by sharing those events. Ram showed himself to be compassionate beyond the expectations of anyone in the situations he was in. He regularly acted with the welfare of others before his own, and he shared their suffering, if not always their successes.
If you have not read it before, my recommendation would be to find a copy and make up your own mind - great or a mash up of stereotypes?
5 stars
September 15, 2013
Vikas Swarup's book is not Danny Boyle's film. I first learned of Q&A from an interview with Swarup, in which he criticized the movie that had made his characters into international names. I can see why.
Q&A is an intensely first-person narrative with the details on paper rarely aligning to those that hit celluloid. Swarup leads us into the story through a different scene, plays out the game with different questions, and brings readers to a surprisingly different climax and denouement.
The irony is that Swarup's version, the original, is almost hopelessly consigned to be the object compared, as relatively few will meet this book before they've seen the movie.
Swarup tackles different problems, including gender-based violence and prostitution, that might have tripped up a film rating, but are pulled apart brilliantly by our protagonist, Ram Mohammad Thomas. That's right, not even the names are the same.
For all the differences, both book and movie are ultimately strong role models for their format. We hear a much more Indian internal monologue in Swarup's book than in the westernized Boyle voice-over. The language and evolution of Thomas are much less stereotypical than the slumdog, Jamal Malik, that Boyle portrayed.
Finding these differences and delighting over each new discovery, in what could have been a mimeograph, is much of the pleasure for someone introduced to Swarup's novel through the cinema. It is a pleasure well worth sampling.
Q&A is an intensely first-person narrative with the details on paper rarely aligning to those that hit celluloid. Swarup leads us into the story through a different scene, plays out the game with different questions, and brings readers to a surprisingly different climax and denouement.
The irony is that Swarup's version, the original, is almost hopelessly consigned to be the object compared, as relatively few will meet this book before they've seen the movie.
Swarup tackles different problems, including gender-based violence and prostitution, that might have tripped up a film rating, but are pulled apart brilliantly by our protagonist, Ram Mohammad Thomas. That's right, not even the names are the same.
For all the differences, both book and movie are ultimately strong role models for their format. We hear a much more Indian internal monologue in Swarup's book than in the westernized Boyle voice-over. The language and evolution of Thomas are much less stereotypical than the slumdog, Jamal Malik, that Boyle portrayed.
Finding these differences and delighting over each new discovery, in what could have been a mimeograph, is much of the pleasure for someone introduced to Swarup's novel through the cinema. It is a pleasure well worth sampling.
January 1, 2009
I was torn about how to rate this book. On one hand, I just loved the unusual plot, and could have easily given it 5 stars. On the other hand, wow, I don't remember the last time I read anything so blatantly homophobic. Three different male characters, two of whom are clearly identified as "gay", were predatory pedophiles who abused young boys. A third man was also a pedophile who abused young boys, but at least the author never claimed he was gay. I didn't feel any of these characterizations were necessary elements of the plot, either, so they just seemed gratuitous. It's too bad, because this book could have easily made my list of my favourite novels of all time, but the homophobic overtones sort of ruined it for me.
November 2, 2023
First ever read of a modern Indian author and what an enjoyable read it was. A well-constructed and pleasantly flowing story towards a predictable, but not trivial, happy ending.
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Prima lettura in assoluto di un autore indiano moderno e che lettura piacevole 猫 stata. Una storia ben costruita e piacevolmente scorrevole verso un lieto fine prevedibile, ma non banale.
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Prima lettura in assoluto di un autore indiano moderno e che lettura piacevole 猫 stata. Una storia ben costruita e piacevolmente scorrevole verso un lieto fine prevedibile, ma non banale.
May 30, 2016
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January 6, 2020
"Sono stato arrestato. Per aver vinto a un quiz televisivo.
Sono venuti da me ieri a notte fonda, quando anche i cani randagi erano andati a dormire. Hanno buttato gi霉虁 la porta, mi hanno ammanettato e condotto fino alla jeep, che mi aspettava fuori con i lampeggianti rossi accesi. "
鈥淰oi poveri non dovreste tentare di fare il passo pi霉 lungo della gamba. Rimanete al vostro posto ed eviterete di finire nei guai.鈥�
Ram 猫 il giovane cameriere che, dopo aver vinto, ad un quiz televisivo, un miliardo di rupie viene arrestato con l鈥檃ccusa di aver imbrogliato.
Come pu貌, infatti, un cameriere diciottenne e senza alcuna cultura conoscere le risposte?
Per spiegare questo deve spiegare la propria vita partendo dalla stranezza dei suoi tre nomi.
Ram Mohammad Thomas: tre nomi che in India riflettono la convivenza (spesso difficile se non sanguinosa) tra religioni e culture diverse.
Orfano accolto da un prete cristiano e poi costretto a scendere nell'arena dove la vita quotidiana di milioni di indiani 猫 una lotta costante per la sopravvivenza.
Tra Delhi, Mumbai ed Agra.
Da un bungalow alla camerata di un riformatorio, da ville occidentali ad puzzolente chawl a Dharavi, uno degli slum pi霉 antichi ed estesi di Mumbai (鈥�...un cancro nel cuore della citt脿鈥�) alle baraccopoli di Agra...
鈥� 脠 sempre lo stesso ammasso di pannelli di metallo ondulato camuffati da tetti. Gli stessi bambini nudi con la pancia gonfia che si rotolano nel fango insieme ai maiali, mentre le loro madri lavano le stoviglie nei canali di scolo.鈥�
Una vita in continuo movimento come il mantice di una fisarmonica i cui suoni stridono di fronte alle numerose ingiustizie a cui deve assistere
芦Ascolta禄 mi dice. 芦Qualsiasi cosa accada fra le quattro mura di una casa sono affari privati, e noi non possiamo interferire. Tu sei un orfano. Non hai visto il mondo. Ma io so che in tutta Mumbai ci sono mogli picchiate e violentate, incesti e abusi. Eppure nessuno fa niente. Noi indiani abbiamo questa sublime capacit脿 di restare indifferenti, malgrado tutto, al dolore e alla miseria che vediamo attorno a noi. Quindi, fa鈥� come un vero mumbaikar , chiudi gli occhi, chiudi le orecchie, chiudi la bocca, e vivrai felice, come me. Ora vattene, devo dormire.禄
鈥� Chi ha tanti soldi vive come un pascia 鈥� cantava nel 鈥�62, Betty Curtis.
E soldi sono il collante tra chi se ne fa incetta senza scrupoli (mercanti di sofferenza) di alcun tipo e chi, invece, li sogna mentre affina l鈥檃rte di rovistare tra i rifiuti per nutrirsi perch茅 in fondo:
鈥� 脠 davvero cos谋虁 desiderabile un鈥檈sistenza senza desideri? La povert脿虁 di desideri 猫 davvero migliore della povert脿虁 vera e propria?鈥�
Sono venuti da me ieri a notte fonda, quando anche i cani randagi erano andati a dormire. Hanno buttato gi霉虁 la porta, mi hanno ammanettato e condotto fino alla jeep, che mi aspettava fuori con i lampeggianti rossi accesi. "
鈥淰oi poveri non dovreste tentare di fare il passo pi霉 lungo della gamba. Rimanete al vostro posto ed eviterete di finire nei guai.鈥�
Ram 猫 il giovane cameriere che, dopo aver vinto, ad un quiz televisivo, un miliardo di rupie viene arrestato con l鈥檃ccusa di aver imbrogliato.
Come pu貌, infatti, un cameriere diciottenne e senza alcuna cultura conoscere le risposte?
Per spiegare questo deve spiegare la propria vita partendo dalla stranezza dei suoi tre nomi.
Ram Mohammad Thomas: tre nomi che in India riflettono la convivenza (spesso difficile se non sanguinosa) tra religioni e culture diverse.
Orfano accolto da un prete cristiano e poi costretto a scendere nell'arena dove la vita quotidiana di milioni di indiani 猫 una lotta costante per la sopravvivenza.
Tra Delhi, Mumbai ed Agra.
Da un bungalow alla camerata di un riformatorio, da ville occidentali ad puzzolente chawl a Dharavi, uno degli slum pi霉 antichi ed estesi di Mumbai (鈥�...un cancro nel cuore della citt脿鈥�) alle baraccopoli di Agra...
鈥� 脠 sempre lo stesso ammasso di pannelli di metallo ondulato camuffati da tetti. Gli stessi bambini nudi con la pancia gonfia che si rotolano nel fango insieme ai maiali, mentre le loro madri lavano le stoviglie nei canali di scolo.鈥�
Una vita in continuo movimento come il mantice di una fisarmonica i cui suoni stridono di fronte alle numerose ingiustizie a cui deve assistere
芦Ascolta禄 mi dice. 芦Qualsiasi cosa accada fra le quattro mura di una casa sono affari privati, e noi non possiamo interferire. Tu sei un orfano. Non hai visto il mondo. Ma io so che in tutta Mumbai ci sono mogli picchiate e violentate, incesti e abusi. Eppure nessuno fa niente. Noi indiani abbiamo questa sublime capacit脿 di restare indifferenti, malgrado tutto, al dolore e alla miseria che vediamo attorno a noi. Quindi, fa鈥� come un vero mumbaikar , chiudi gli occhi, chiudi le orecchie, chiudi la bocca, e vivrai felice, come me. Ora vattene, devo dormire.禄
鈥� Chi ha tanti soldi vive come un pascia 鈥� cantava nel 鈥�62, Betty Curtis.
E soldi sono il collante tra chi se ne fa incetta senza scrupoli (mercanti di sofferenza) di alcun tipo e chi, invece, li sogna mentre affina l鈥檃rte di rovistare tra i rifiuti per nutrirsi perch茅 in fondo:
鈥� 脠 davvero cos谋虁 desiderabile un鈥檈sistenza senza desideri? La povert脿虁 di desideri 猫 davvero migliore della povert脿虁 vera e propria?鈥�
January 29, 2018
Bolna i surova knjiga o detetu koje je prinudjeno da se bori za goli opstanak u okrutnom svetu...
Istovrmeno nas uvodi u svet Indije, njenu kulturu i obicaje. Cita se u jednom dahu i definitivno ne moze nikoga da ostavi ravnodusnim. Preporuka.
Istovrmeno nas uvodi u svet Indije, njenu kulturu i obicaje. Cita se u jednom dahu i definitivno ne moze nikoga da ostavi ravnodusnim. Preporuka.
July 31, 2020
Slumdog Millionaire is an excellent read that is packed full of drama and intrigue.
I watched the movie years ago when it came out. I wasn't totally sold on it, but promised myself I would eventually read the book. I managed to pick this book up at a charity book shop, and it's been staring at me on my TBR shelf ever since. With COVID going on, I decided to pick up a few more popular books to add to my 2020 read line up.
This book is so good! Vikas Swarup has a unique way of telling this narrative, of a man who won the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. His life ends up teaching him almost every answer, and it is heart breaking yet thrilling. Reading about the man's history and all the ways he learned the answers was so cool. The story is woven in a way you get to learn about his life question by question, which just made it way more intriguing.
Also, unlike the film, there is almost no romance in this novel. The film is super romance filled, but this one is just a man existing in his life. There's a pinch of romance, but it's definitely not as romantic as the film might have led you to believe.
What's also super interesting is that this is loosely based on a real story. The plot and characters is all fictional, based on whatever was going on in Vikas's head when he was writing. But, the fact that someone did win a show like this is real! It's super cool, and I liked that this story took it's own swing at it instead of just following the real story.
Overall, it's a great read that is super unique. It's different than my normal read, and it was super refreshing. I highly recommend it if you are looking for an attention grabbing fictional read.
Four out of five stars.
I watched the movie years ago when it came out. I wasn't totally sold on it, but promised myself I would eventually read the book. I managed to pick this book up at a charity book shop, and it's been staring at me on my TBR shelf ever since. With COVID going on, I decided to pick up a few more popular books to add to my 2020 read line up.
This book is so good! Vikas Swarup has a unique way of telling this narrative, of a man who won the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. His life ends up teaching him almost every answer, and it is heart breaking yet thrilling. Reading about the man's history and all the ways he learned the answers was so cool. The story is woven in a way you get to learn about his life question by question, which just made it way more intriguing.
Also, unlike the film, there is almost no romance in this novel. The film is super romance filled, but this one is just a man existing in his life. There's a pinch of romance, but it's definitely not as romantic as the film might have led you to believe.
What's also super interesting is that this is loosely based on a real story. The plot and characters is all fictional, based on whatever was going on in Vikas's head when he was writing. But, the fact that someone did win a show like this is real! It's super cool, and I liked that this story took it's own swing at it instead of just following the real story.
Overall, it's a great read that is super unique. It's different than my normal read, and it was super refreshing. I highly recommend it if you are looking for an attention grabbing fictional read.
Four out of five stars.
October 26, 2021
Slumdog Millionaire 賲丨賲丿 氐賱丕丨 賲賳 賳噩乇賷噩
賮賶 丕賱賮賷賱賲 丕賱賴賳丿賶 丕賱丨丕卅夭 毓賱賶 噩丕卅夭丞 丕賱兀賵爻賰丕乇貙 噩賲丕賱 丕賱胤賮賱 丕賱賲鬲卮乇丿 賷賳噩丨 賮賶 賰爻乇 賰賱 賯賵丕毓丿 丕賱賱毓亘丞 賵賷賮賵夭 亘噩丕卅夭丞 賲丕賱賷丞 囟禺賲丞 賯丿乇賴丕 20 賲賱賷賵賳 乇賵亘賷丞 賳鬲賷噩丞 賱賲卮丕乇賰鬲賴 賮賶 丕賱亘乇賳丕賲噩 匕丕卅毓 丕賱氐賷鬲 賵賯鬲賴丕 "賲賳 爻賷乇亘丨 丕賱賲賱賷賵賳" 賱賰賳 賲賯丿賲 丕賱亘乇賳丕賲噩 賷賯乇乇 兀賳 賷爻賱賲賴 賱賱卮乇胤丞 亘鬲賴賲丞 丕賱睾卮 賮賶 丕賱賷賵賲 丕賱兀賵賱 賲賳 丕賱亘乇賳丕賲噩貙 賱兀賳 噩賲丕賱 賷噩賷亘 毓賱賶 丕爻卅賱丞 卮丿賷丿丞 丕賱氐毓賵亘丞 賯丿 鬲丨鬲丕噩 廿賱賶 廿胤賱丕毓 賵鬲毓賱賷賲 賲賳 賲爻鬲賵賶 毓丕賱.
賵賮賶 賯爻賲 丕賱卮乇胤丞 賷鬲賲 鬲毓匕賷亘 噩賲丕賱 賱賷賯乇 亘賮毓賱鬲賴 賵賷乇卮丿 毓賲賳 賷賯賵賲 亘廿乇爻丕賱 丕賱廿噩丕亘丕鬲 丕賱氐丨賷丨丞 賱賴 丿丕禺賱 丕賱亘乇賳丕賲噩貙 賵賱賰賳 鬲毓匕賷亘 賲賳 賳賵毓賷丞 "兀賵噩毓 賲鬲毓賵乇卮" 賱賷毓賵丿 噩賲丕賱 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶 賱賱亘乇賳丕賲噩 賮賶 丕賱賷賵賲 丕賱鬲丕賱賶 賱丕爻鬲賰賲丕賱 賲睾丕賲乇鬲賴 賵爻胤 丿賴卮丞 囟丕亘胤 丕賱鬲毓匕賷亘 賵賲賯丿賲 丕賱亘乇賳丕賲噩 丕賱賱賶 賲卮 胤丕賷賯 噩賲丕賱 賵賲卮 胤丕賷賯 賳噩丕丨賴 賵賴賵 賲賳 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱睾賳賷丞 賵丕賱賲鬲乇賮丞貙 賱賰賳 賴賷賴丕鬲 賱賲丕匕丕 賷氐毓丿 卮丕亘 賮賯賷乇 賵噩丕賴賱 賱賲賳氐丞 丕賱鬲鬲賵賷噩 亘亘乇賳丕賲噩賴 賵賷賮賵夭 亘丕賱噩丕卅夭丞 丕賱賰亘乇賶 賵賷賮乇 兀禺賷乇丕賸 賲賳 丕賱賮賯乇 賵丕賱噩賵毓 賵丕賱兀賱賲 亘賵爻賷賱丞 卮乇毓賷丞 賵爻賱賲賷丞.
賷毓賵丿 噩賲丕賱 賱賱亘乇賳丕賲噩 鬲丨鬲 囟睾胤 噩賲丕賴賷乇賶 卮丿賷丿 賵鬲賲賳賷丕鬲 賵丿毓賵丕鬲 丕賱賲賱丕賷賷賳 賲賳 丕賱賮賯乇丕亍 丕賱賴賳賵丿 亘兀賳 賷賮賵夭 噩賲丕賱 亘賲亘賱睾 20 賲賱賷賵賳 乇賵亘賷丞.
賳鬲賵賯賮 賴賳丕
賵賱賳賳馗乇 賱賲丕匕丕 賷鬲賲賳賶 賮賯乇丕亍 丨丿 丕賱噩賵毓 賵丕賱噩賴賱 亘兀賳 鬲鬲丨爻賳 兀丨賵丕賱 夭賲賷賱賴賲 賮賶 丕賱賮賯乇 賵丕賱毓賵夭 賵賷賮賵夭 亘噩丕卅夭丞 賲丕賱賷丞 賰亘乇賶貙 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 賱兀賳 丕賳鬲氐丕乇 噩賲丕賱 賲賳 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇賴賲 丕賳鬲氐丕乇丕賸 卮禺氐賷丕賸 賱賴賲 毓賱賶 丕賱賮賯乇 賵丕賱噩賵毓 賵丕賱噩賴賱貙 賵賵毓丿 賲賳 丕賱賱賴 亘兀賳 鬲鬲丨爻賳 兀賲賵乇賴賲 噩賲賷毓丕賸 賰賲丕 鬲丨爻賳鬲 兀賲賵乇 噩賲丕賱 賰賷賮 賱丕 賵賴賲 丕賱賲丐賲賳賵賳 亘丕賱賰丕乇賲丕.
賳賮爻 丕賱賯賷丕爻 毓賱賶 賲丨賲丿 氐賱丕丨 丕賱賱丕毓亘 丕賱賲氐乇賶 賮賶 氐賮賵賮 賱賷賮乇亘賵賱 丕賱丕賳噩賱賷夭賶 丨丕賱賷丕賸 賮兀賶 丕賳鬲氐丕乇 賷丨賯賯賴 氐賱丕丨 亘賲孬丕亘丞 丕賳鬲氐丕乇 卮禺氐賶 賱賱賲氐乇賷賷賳 賲賳 丕賱賮賯乇丕亍 賵丕賱賲毓賵夭賷賳 賵賵毓丿 賲賳 丕賱賱賴 亘兀賳 賷乇賵丕 兀亘賳丕丐賴賲 賷賵賲丕賸 賷氐賱賵賳 賱兀毓賱賶 丕賱丿乇噩丕鬲 賵賷乇鬲賯賵賳 兀毓賱賶 丕賱賲賳丕氐亘 賮鬲鬲丨爻賳 兀賲賵乇賴賲 丕賱賲丕丿賷丞 噩賲賷毓丕賸 賰賷賮 賱丕 賵賳丨賳 丕賱賲丐賲賳賵賳 亘兀賳 賲賳 夭乇毓 丨氐丿 賵賲賳 噩丿 賵噩丿貙 賳鬲賲賳賶 賵賳賳鬲馗乇 丕賱賳賴丕賷丕鬲 丕賱爻毓賷丿丞 賮賶 丕賱兀賮賱丕賲 賵丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲貙 賰丕乇賲丕 毓賱賶 胤乇賷賯鬲賳丕貙 賳賴丕賷丞 賷賮賵夭 賮賷賴丕 兀氐丨丕亘 丕賱賯賱賵亘 丕賱賳馗賷賮丞 賵丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 丕賱丨爻賳丞 賵丕賱賳賵丕賷丕 丕賱胤賷亘丞 亘丕賱噩賳丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀乇囟 賯亘賱 丕賱賮賵夭 亘賴丕 賮賶 丕賱丌禺乇丞.
賮賶 丕賱賮賷賱賲 丕賱賴賳丿賶 丕賱丨丕卅夭 毓賱賶 噩丕卅夭丞 丕賱兀賵爻賰丕乇貙 噩賲丕賱 丕賱胤賮賱 丕賱賲鬲卮乇丿 賷賳噩丨 賮賶 賰爻乇 賰賱 賯賵丕毓丿 丕賱賱毓亘丞 賵賷賮賵夭 亘噩丕卅夭丞 賲丕賱賷丞 囟禺賲丞 賯丿乇賴丕 20 賲賱賷賵賳 乇賵亘賷丞 賳鬲賷噩丞 賱賲卮丕乇賰鬲賴 賮賶 丕賱亘乇賳丕賲噩 匕丕卅毓 丕賱氐賷鬲 賵賯鬲賴丕 "賲賳 爻賷乇亘丨 丕賱賲賱賷賵賳" 賱賰賳 賲賯丿賲 丕賱亘乇賳丕賲噩 賷賯乇乇 兀賳 賷爻賱賲賴 賱賱卮乇胤丞 亘鬲賴賲丞 丕賱睾卮 賮賶 丕賱賷賵賲 丕賱兀賵賱 賲賳 丕賱亘乇賳丕賲噩貙 賱兀賳 噩賲丕賱 賷噩賷亘 毓賱賶 丕爻卅賱丞 卮丿賷丿丞 丕賱氐毓賵亘丞 賯丿 鬲丨鬲丕噩 廿賱賶 廿胤賱丕毓 賵鬲毓賱賷賲 賲賳 賲爻鬲賵賶 毓丕賱.
賵賮賶 賯爻賲 丕賱卮乇胤丞 賷鬲賲 鬲毓匕賷亘 噩賲丕賱 賱賷賯乇 亘賮毓賱鬲賴 賵賷乇卮丿 毓賲賳 賷賯賵賲 亘廿乇爻丕賱 丕賱廿噩丕亘丕鬲 丕賱氐丨賷丨丞 賱賴 丿丕禺賱 丕賱亘乇賳丕賲噩貙 賵賱賰賳 鬲毓匕賷亘 賲賳 賳賵毓賷丞 "兀賵噩毓 賲鬲毓賵乇卮" 賱賷毓賵丿 噩賲丕賱 賲乇丞 兀禺乇賶 賱賱亘乇賳丕賲噩 賮賶 丕賱賷賵賲 丕賱鬲丕賱賶 賱丕爻鬲賰賲丕賱 賲睾丕賲乇鬲賴 賵爻胤 丿賴卮丞 囟丕亘胤 丕賱鬲毓匕賷亘 賵賲賯丿賲 丕賱亘乇賳丕賲噩 丕賱賱賶 賲卮 胤丕賷賯 噩賲丕賱 賵賲卮 胤丕賷賯 賳噩丕丨賴 賵賴賵 賲賳 丕賱胤亘賯丞 丕賱睾賳賷丞 賵丕賱賲鬲乇賮丞貙 賱賰賳 賴賷賴丕鬲 賱賲丕匕丕 賷氐毓丿 卮丕亘 賮賯賷乇 賵噩丕賴賱 賱賲賳氐丞 丕賱鬲鬲賵賷噩 亘亘乇賳丕賲噩賴 賵賷賮賵夭 亘丕賱噩丕卅夭丞 丕賱賰亘乇賶 賵賷賮乇 兀禺賷乇丕賸 賲賳 丕賱賮賯乇 賵丕賱噩賵毓 賵丕賱兀賱賲 亘賵爻賷賱丞 卮乇毓賷丞 賵爻賱賲賷丞.
賷毓賵丿 噩賲丕賱 賱賱亘乇賳丕賲噩 鬲丨鬲 囟睾胤 噩賲丕賴賷乇賶 卮丿賷丿 賵鬲賲賳賷丕鬲 賵丿毓賵丕鬲 丕賱賲賱丕賷賷賳 賲賳 丕賱賮賯乇丕亍 丕賱賴賳賵丿 亘兀賳 賷賮賵夭 噩賲丕賱 亘賲亘賱睾 20 賲賱賷賵賳 乇賵亘賷丞.
賳鬲賵賯賮 賴賳丕
賵賱賳賳馗乇 賱賲丕匕丕 賷鬲賲賳賶 賮賯乇丕亍 丨丿 丕賱噩賵毓 賵丕賱噩賴賱 亘兀賳 鬲鬲丨爻賳 兀丨賵丕賱 夭賲賷賱賴賲 賮賶 丕賱賮賯乇 賵丕賱毓賵夭 賵賷賮賵夭 亘噩丕卅夭丞 賲丕賱賷丞 賰亘乇賶貙 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 賱兀賳 丕賳鬲氐丕乇 噩賲丕賱 賲賳 賵噩賴丞 賳馗乇賴賲 丕賳鬲氐丕乇丕賸 卮禺氐賷丕賸 賱賴賲 毓賱賶 丕賱賮賯乇 賵丕賱噩賵毓 賵丕賱噩賴賱貙 賵賵毓丿 賲賳 丕賱賱賴 亘兀賳 鬲鬲丨爻賳 兀賲賵乇賴賲 噩賲賷毓丕賸 賰賲丕 鬲丨爻賳鬲 兀賲賵乇 噩賲丕賱 賰賷賮 賱丕 賵賴賲 丕賱賲丐賲賳賵賳 亘丕賱賰丕乇賲丕.
賳賮爻 丕賱賯賷丕爻 毓賱賶 賲丨賲丿 氐賱丕丨 丕賱賱丕毓亘 丕賱賲氐乇賶 賮賶 氐賮賵賮 賱賷賮乇亘賵賱 丕賱丕賳噩賱賷夭賶 丨丕賱賷丕賸 賮兀賶 丕賳鬲氐丕乇 賷丨賯賯賴 氐賱丕丨 亘賲孬丕亘丞 丕賳鬲氐丕乇 卮禺氐賶 賱賱賲氐乇賷賷賳 賲賳 丕賱賮賯乇丕亍 賵丕賱賲毓賵夭賷賳 賵賵毓丿 賲賳 丕賱賱賴 亘兀賳 賷乇賵丕 兀亘賳丕丐賴賲 賷賵賲丕賸 賷氐賱賵賳 賱兀毓賱賶 丕賱丿乇噩丕鬲 賵賷乇鬲賯賵賳 兀毓賱賶 丕賱賲賳丕氐亘 賮鬲鬲丨爻賳 兀賲賵乇賴賲 丕賱賲丕丿賷丞 噩賲賷毓丕賸 賰賷賮 賱丕 賵賳丨賳 丕賱賲丐賲賳賵賳 亘兀賳 賲賳 夭乇毓 丨氐丿 賵賲賳 噩丿 賵噩丿貙 賳鬲賲賳賶 賵賳賳鬲馗乇 丕賱賳賴丕賷丕鬲 丕賱爻毓賷丿丞 賮賶 丕賱兀賮賱丕賲 賵丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲貙 賰丕乇賲丕 毓賱賶 胤乇賷賯鬲賳丕貙 賳賴丕賷丞 賷賮賵夭 賮賷賴丕 兀氐丨丕亘 丕賱賯賱賵亘 丕賱賳馗賷賮丞 賵丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 丕賱丨爻賳丞 賵丕賱賳賵丕賷丕 丕賱胤賷亘丞 亘丕賱噩賳丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀乇囟 賯亘賱 丕賱賮賵夭 亘賴丕 賮賶 丕賱丌禺乇丞.
May 22, 2017
I have rarely been as ambivalent about a book as I was about Q&A. I realized about half-way through that I could put it down, never pick it up again, and not feel any remorse at all. Yet it was just engaging enough to continue reading, and I finished it. I was moderately intrigued throughout, but nothing in it lit a passion in me at all.
Basically, I'm glad I checked it out of the library.
Basically, I'm glad I checked it out of the library.
July 7, 2016
韦慰 Slumdog Millionaire 渭慰蠀 维蟻蔚蟽蔚 蟺慰位蠉. 韦蟻委伪 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻喂蟽蟿喂魏维 蟿慰蠀 蔚委谓伪喂 蠁蟿喂伪纬渭苇谓伪 苇蟿蟽喂 蟺慰蠀 苇魏伪谓伪谓 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰 喂未伪谓喂魏蠈 纬喂伪 蔚渭苇谓伪.
韦慰 胃苇渭伪 蟿慰蠀. 螚 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟺慰蠀 未喂畏纬蔚委蟿伪喂 慰 萎蟻蠅伪蟼 胃伪 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 谓伪 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻喂蟽蟿蔚委 蟽魏位畏蟻萎. 螒蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 蟺蟻蠋蟿蔚蟼 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀, 慰喂 蔚喂魏蠈谓蔚蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻维蠁慰谓蟿伪喂 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺维谓蟿伪 尾蠈位蟿伪 蟽蔚 位慰蠉谓伪 蟺伪蟻魏. 螣 Swarup, 蟽蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰 蟽蠂慰位喂维味蔚喂 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏维 蠁伪喂谓蠈渭蔚谓伪 蠈蟺蠅蟼 畏 未喂伪蠁胃慰蟻维, 畏 蔚魏渭蔚蟿维位位蔚蠀蟽畏, 慰 蟻伪蟿蟽喂蟽渭蠈蟼, 魏 伪魏蠈渭伪 蟺慰喂慰 伪蟺慰蟿蟻蠈蟺伪喂伪, 蠈蟺蠅蟼 畏 魏伪魏慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏, 畏 蟺伪喂未蔚蟻伪蟽蟿委伪, 畏 蟺慰蟻谓蔚委伪 魏伪喂 畏 尾委伪 蟽蔚 蟺慰位位苇蟼 蟿喂蟼 渭慰蟻蠁苇蟼.
韦慰 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻喂锟斤拷蟿喂魏蠈 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 蠈渭蠅蟼, 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚 苇魏伪谓蔚 谓伪 蟿慰 伪纬伪蟺萎蟽蠅, 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 胃苇渭伪 蟿慰蠀, 伪位位维 畏 伪蠁萎纬畏蟽畏 蟿慰蠀. 螘委谓伪喂 蟿蠈蟽慰 伪谓维位伪蠁蟻畏, 味蠅谓蟿伪谓萎, 伪喂蟽喂蠈未慰尉畏 蟺慰蠀 魏维谓慰蠀谓 蟿畏谓 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽畏 蟺位萎蟻蠅蟼 未喂伪蟽魏蔚未伪蟽蟿喂魏萎.
桅蠀蟽喂魏维 伪蠀蟿蠈 喂蟽蠂蠉蔚喂 魏伪喂 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 委未喂慰 蟿慰谓 萎蟻蠅伪. 螘蠁蠈蟽慰谓 蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰 蔚委谓伪喂 纬蟻伪渭渭苇谓慰 蟽蔚 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 蟺蟻蠈蟽蠅蟺慰 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 慰蟺蟿喂魏萎 纬蠅谓委伪 蟿慰蠀 萎蟻蠅伪 渭伪蟼, 未蔚谓 纬委谓蔚蟿伪喂 伪蠁萎纬畏蟽畏 魏伪喂 萎蟻蠅伪蟼 谓伪 渭畏谓 蟽蠀谓未苇慰谓蟿伪喂.
螚 伪蠁萎纬畏蟽畏 位慰喂蟺蠈谓 尾纬维味蔚喂 蟿蠈蟽慰 纬位蠀魏维 伪喂蟽胃萎渭伪蟿伪 蟽蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏, 蟺慰蠀 胃蔚蠅蟻畏蟿喂魏维 苇蟻蠂蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蔚 蟺位萎蟻畏 魏蠈谓蟿蟻伪 渭蔚 蟿伪 纬蔚纬慰谓蠈蟿伪 蟺慰蠀 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻维蠁蔚喂, 蟺蟻伪魏蟿喂魏维 蠈渭蠅蟼 慰 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟿慰 魏维谓蔚喂 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼, 胃蔚渭伪蟿喂魏萎 魏伪喂 伪蠁萎纬畏蟽畏 蔚委谓伪喂 蟽蔚 蟺位萎蟻畏 伪蟻渭慰谓委伪, 未喂蠈蟿喂 苇蠂蔚喂 蟺蔚蟿蠉蠂蔚喂 蟿畏谓 蟿苇位蔚喂伪 喂蟽慰蟻蟻慰蟺委伪 伪谓维渭蔚蟽伪 蟽蟿畏谓 蟽蠀纬魏委谓畏蟽畏 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蠂喂慰蠉渭慰蟻. 螤蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 蟿苇蟿慰喂伪 尾喂尾位委伪 纬喂伪 蔚渭苇谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 伪蟺蠈未蔚喂尉畏 蠈蟿喂 畏 伪蠁萎纬畏蟽畏 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 蠄蠀蠂萎 蔚谓蠈蟼 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 魏伪喂 蠈蠂喂 蟿慰 胃苇渭伪 蟿慰蠀. 螘委谓伪喂 畏 伪蟺蠈未蔚喂尉畏 蠈蟿喂 伪魏蠈渭伪 魏伪喂 苇谓伪 魏慰蠀蟻蔚位喂伪蟽渭苇谓慰 slumdog 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 渭蔚 魏维谓蔚喂 谓伪 未喂伪蟽魏蔚未维蟽蠅 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟺蔚蟻维蟽蠅 蠈渭慰蟻蠁伪 渭蔚 蟿喂蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀.
韦慰 胃苇渭伪 蟿慰蠀. 螚 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 蟺慰蠀 未喂畏纬蔚委蟿伪喂 慰 萎蟻蠅伪蟼 胃伪 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽蔚 谓伪 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻喂蟽蟿蔚委 蟽魏位畏蟻萎. 螒蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 蟺蟻蠋蟿蔚蟼 蟽蔚位委未蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀, 慰喂 蔚喂魏蠈谓蔚蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻维蠁慰谓蟿伪喂 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 蟺维谓蟿伪 尾蠈位蟿伪 蟽蔚 位慰蠉谓伪 蟺伪蟻魏. 螣 Swarup, 蟽蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰 蟽蠂慰位喂维味蔚喂 魏慰喂谓蠅谓喂魏维 蠁伪喂谓蠈渭蔚谓伪 蠈蟺蠅蟼 畏 未喂伪蠁胃慰蟻维, 畏 蔚魏渭蔚蟿维位位蔚蠀蟽畏, 慰 蟻伪蟿蟽喂蟽渭蠈蟼, 魏 伪魏蠈渭伪 蟺慰喂慰 伪蟺慰蟿蟻蠈蟺伪喂伪, 蠈蟺蠅蟼 畏 魏伪魏慰蟺慰委畏蟽畏, 畏 蟺伪喂未蔚蟻伪蟽蟿委伪, 畏 蟺慰蟻谓蔚委伪 魏伪喂 畏 尾委伪 蟽蔚 蟺慰位位苇蟼 蟿喂蟼 渭慰蟻蠁苇蟼.
韦慰 蠂伪蟻伪魏蟿畏蟻喂锟斤拷蟿喂魏蠈 蟿慰蠀 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 蠈渭蠅蟼, 蟺慰蠀 渭蔚 苇魏伪谓蔚 谓伪 蟿慰 伪纬伪蟺萎蟽蠅, 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 蟿慰 胃苇渭伪 蟿慰蠀, 伪位位维 畏 伪蠁萎纬畏蟽畏 蟿慰蠀. 螘委谓伪喂 蟿蠈蟽慰 伪谓维位伪蠁蟻畏, 味蠅谓蟿伪谓萎, 伪喂蟽喂蠈未慰尉畏 蟺慰蠀 魏维谓慰蠀谓 蟿畏谓 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽畏 蟺位萎蟻蠅蟼 未喂伪蟽魏蔚未伪蟽蟿喂魏萎.
桅蠀蟽喂魏维 伪蠀蟿蠈 喂蟽蠂蠉蔚喂 魏伪喂 纬喂伪 蟿慰谓 委未喂慰 蟿慰谓 萎蟻蠅伪. 螘蠁蠈蟽慰谓 蟿慰 苇蟻纬慰 蔚委谓伪喂 纬蟻伪渭渭苇谓慰 蟽蔚 蟺蟻蠋蟿慰 蟺蟻蠈蟽蠅蟺慰 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 慰蟺蟿喂魏萎 纬蠅谓委伪 蟿慰蠀 萎蟻蠅伪 渭伪蟼, 未蔚谓 纬委谓蔚蟿伪喂 伪蠁萎纬畏蟽畏 魏伪喂 萎蟻蠅伪蟼 谓伪 渭畏谓 蟽蠀谓未苇慰谓蟿伪喂.
螚 伪蠁萎纬畏蟽畏 位慰喂蟺蠈谓 尾纬维味蔚喂 蟿蠈蟽慰 纬位蠀魏维 伪喂蟽胃萎渭伪蟿伪 蟽蟿慰谓 伪谓伪纬谓蠋蟽蟿畏, 蟺慰蠀 胃蔚蠅蟻畏蟿喂魏维 苇蟻蠂蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蔚 蟺位萎蟻畏 魏蠈谓蟿蟻伪 渭蔚 蟿伪 纬蔚纬慰谓蠈蟿伪 蟺慰蠀 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻维蠁蔚喂, 蟺蟻伪魏蟿喂魏维 蠈渭蠅蟼 慰 蟿蟻蠈蟺慰蟼 蟺慰蠀 蟿慰 魏维谓蔚喂 慰 蟽蠀纬纬蟻伪蠁苇伪蟼, 胃蔚渭伪蟿喂魏萎 魏伪喂 伪蠁萎纬畏蟽畏 蔚委谓伪喂 蟽蔚 蟺位萎蟻畏 伪蟻渭慰谓委伪, 未喂蠈蟿喂 苇蠂蔚喂 蟺蔚蟿蠉蠂蔚喂 蟿畏谓 蟿苇位蔚喂伪 喂蟽慰蟻蟻慰蟺委伪 伪谓维渭蔚蟽伪 蟽蟿畏谓 蟽蠀纬魏委谓畏蟽畏 魏伪喂 蟿慰 蠂喂慰蠉渭慰蟻. 螤蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏维 蟿苇蟿慰喂伪 尾喂尾位委伪 纬喂伪 蔚渭苇谓伪 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 伪蟺蠈未蔚喂尉畏 蠈蟿喂 畏 伪蠁萎纬畏蟽畏 蔚委谓伪喂 畏 蠄蠀蠂萎 蔚谓蠈蟼 尾喂尾位委慰蠀 魏伪喂 蠈蠂喂 蟿慰 胃苇渭伪 蟿慰蠀. 螘委谓伪喂 畏 伪蟺蠈未蔚喂尉畏 蠈蟿喂 伪魏蠈渭伪 魏伪喂 苇谓伪 魏慰蠀蟻蔚位喂伪蟽渭苇谓慰 slumdog 渭蟺慰蟻蔚委 谓伪 渭蔚 魏维谓蔚喂 谓伪 未喂伪蟽魏蔚未维蟽蠅 魏伪喂 谓伪 蟺蔚蟻维蟽蠅 蠈渭慰蟻蠁伪 渭蔚 蟿喂蟼 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委蔚蟼 蟿慰蠀.
May 31, 2011
My review is based on the audiobook read by Christopher Simpson, who is absolutely outstanding given his vast array of accents and vocal gymnastics. His readings adds an ingredient that would have been sorely missed without him. Having just visited India, I found I was pulled right into the vivid storyline.
I loved the movie but I found the stories in the book far more appealing. It鈥檚 originally entitled "Q&A" which is actually the story鈥檚 format. I haven鈥檛 been teary-eyed over many stories, but this one really touched my heart. The narrative jumps around a bit, but it all still plays out quite powerfully. The movie is based on the dynamics from this book, but I wish it used a few more of these stories (while politically, I can understand why they didn鈥檛). Ram Mohammad Thomas (Jamal in the movie), is still quite unforgettable. Salim and the host of other good and bad guys and all of their stories will stay with me for a long time. Even the charismatic TV show emcee has important history鈥� I loved it. It鈥檚 heavy at times, but a powerful read.
I loved the movie but I found the stories in the book far more appealing. It鈥檚 originally entitled "Q&A" which is actually the story鈥檚 format. I haven鈥檛 been teary-eyed over many stories, but this one really touched my heart. The narrative jumps around a bit, but it all still plays out quite powerfully. The movie is based on the dynamics from this book, but I wish it used a few more of these stories (while politically, I can understand why they didn鈥檛). Ram Mohammad Thomas (Jamal in the movie), is still quite unforgettable. Salim and the host of other good and bad guys and all of their stories will stay with me for a long time. Even the charismatic TV show emcee has important history鈥� I loved it. It鈥檚 heavy at times, but a powerful read.
December 28, 2022
I honestly had no clue this was a book till recently and I was stoked because the movie has always been a favorite although it's a sort of loose adaption.
The movies core plot is a romance that only exists in the book to a much smaller degree and I am now wishing the movie stayed more true to the original story line.
That being said, they are both wonderful when thought of as their own tales. Personally, I must compartmentalize them or the movie will lose some of its luster as the book is yet again superior.
The movies core plot is a romance that only exists in the book to a much smaller degree and I am now wishing the movie stayed more true to the original story line.
That being said, they are both wonderful when thought of as their own tales. Personally, I must compartmentalize them or the movie will lose some of its luster as the book is yet again superior.
September 10, 2018
螝维胃蔚蟿伪喂 蟽蟿伪 蟻维蠁喂伪 蟿畏蟼 尾喂尾位喂慰胃萎魏畏蟼 渭慰蠀 纬喂伪 魏伪渭喂维 未蔚魏伪蔚蟿委伪. 螒蟼 蟿慰 未喂伪尾维蟽蠅 蟺蟻喂谓 蟺蔚胃维谓蠅, 魏蟻委渭伪 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 ;
螞委纬伪 胃蠀渭维渭伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪位萎 蟿伪喂谓委伪 蟽蟿畏谓 慰蟺慰委伪 尾伪蟽委蟽蟿畏魏蔚 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰, 伪位位维 未喂伪尾维味慰谓蟿伪蟼 蟿慰, 尾位苇蟺慰谓蟿伪蟼 尉伪谓维 渭蠈谓慰 蟿慰 蟿蟻苇喂位蔚蟻, 魏伪喂 未喂伪尾维味慰谓蟿伪蟼 渭喂伪-未蠀慰 魏蟻喂蟿喂魏苇蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 蔚渭蠁伪谓苇蟼 蠈蟿喂 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 位苇渭蔚 loosely based on. 螤萎蟻伪谓 蟿畏谓 尾伪蟽喂魏萎 喂未苇伪 魏伪喂 渭蔚纬伪位慰蠉蟻纬畏蟽伪谓 : 畏 渭伪纬蔚委伪 蟿畏蟼 未喂伪蟽魏蔚蠀萎蟼, 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬蠋谓蟿伪蟼 慰蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 渭喂伪 维位位畏 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 ! 螉蟽蠅蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 蟽蟺维谓喂蔚蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂蟺蟿蠋蟽蔚喂蟼 畏-蟿伪喂谓委伪-魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻畏-蟿慰蠀-尾喂尾位委慰蠀 (伪谓 魏伪喂 胃伪 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 尉伪谓伪未蠋 蟿畏谓 蟿伪喂谓委伪 纬喂伪 蟽蠅蟽蟿萎 魏蟻委蟽畏 蠅蟼 蟺蟻慰蟼 伪蠀蟿蠈), 蠈渭蠅蟼 畏 尾伪蟽喂魏萎 喂谓蟿蟻喂纬伪魏伪未蠈蟻喂魏畏 喂未苇伪 魏伪喂 畏 蟽蟺慰蟻伪未喂魏萎 蟽蠀纬魏委谓畏蟽畏 未蔚谓 渭蔚 伪蠁萎谓慰蠀谓 谓伪 尾维位蠅 位喂纬蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 伪蟺蠈 4伪蟻喂...
违螕 : 蔚委蠂伪 未畏位蠋蟽蔚喂 (谓慰渭委味蠅 ;) 蟽蠀渭渭蔚蟿慰蠂萎 谓伪 蟺伪委尉蠅 蟽蟿慰谓 螘魏伪蟿慰渭渭蠀蟻喂慰蠉蠂慰 (蔚蟺委 螒胃蔚蟻委未畏). 螖蔚谓 渭蔚 蟺萎蟻伪谓 蟺慰蟿苇 苇谓伪 蟿畏位苇蠁蠅谓慰...
违螕2 : 萎胃蔚位伪 谓伪 蟺维蠅 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰 巍慰蠀魏-螙慰蠀魏 蟺蟻喂谓 魏伪渭喂维 20伪蟻喂伪 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪. 螖蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽伪渭蔚 谓伪 蟽蠀纬魏蔚谓蟿蟻蠋蟽慰蠀渭蔚 慰渭维未伪. 螇渭伪蟽蟿伪谓 渭蠈谓慰 未蠀慰 维蟿慰渭伪...
螞委纬伪 胃蠀渭维渭伪喂 伪蟺蠈 蟿畏谓 蟺慰位蠉 魏伪位萎 蟿伪喂谓委伪 蟽蟿畏谓 慰蟺慰委伪 尾伪蟽委蟽蟿畏魏蔚 蟿慰 尾喂尾位委慰, 伪位位维 未喂伪尾维味慰谓蟿伪蟼 蟿慰, 尾位苇蟺慰谓蟿伪蟼 尉伪谓维 渭蠈谓慰 蟿慰 蟿蟻苇喂位蔚蟻, 魏伪喂 未喂伪尾维味慰谓蟿伪蟼 渭喂伪-未蠀慰 魏蟻喂蟿喂魏苇蟼 蔚委谓伪喂 蔚渭蠁伪谓苇蟼 蠈蟿喂 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟺慰蠀 位苇渭蔚 loosely based on. 螤萎蟻伪谓 蟿畏谓 尾伪蟽喂魏萎 喂未苇伪 魏伪喂 渭蔚纬伪位慰蠉蟻纬畏蟽伪谓 : 畏 渭伪纬蔚委伪 蟿畏蟼 未喂伪蟽魏蔚蠀萎蟼, 未畏渭喂慰蠀蟻纬蠋谓蟿伪蟼 慰蠀蟽喂伪蟽蟿喂魏维 渭喂伪 维位位畏 喂蟽蟿慰蟻委伪 ! 螉蟽蠅蟼 伪蟺蠈 蟿喂蟼 蟽蟺维谓喂蔚蟼 蟺蔚蟻喂蟺蟿蠋蟽蔚喂蟼 畏-蟿伪喂谓委伪-魏伪位蠉蟿蔚蟻畏-蟿慰蠀-尾喂尾位委慰蠀 (伪谓 魏伪喂 胃伪 蟺蟻苇蟺蔚喂 谓伪 尉伪谓伪未蠋 蟿畏谓 蟿伪喂谓委伪 纬喂伪 蟽蠅蟽蟿萎 魏蟻委蟽畏 蠅蟼 蟺蟻慰蟼 伪蠀蟿蠈), 蠈渭蠅蟼 畏 尾伪蟽喂魏萎 喂谓蟿蟻喂纬伪魏伪未蠈蟻喂魏畏 喂未苇伪 魏伪喂 畏 蟽蟺慰蟻伪未喂魏萎 蟽蠀纬魏委谓畏蟽畏 未蔚谓 渭蔚 伪蠁萎谓慰蠀谓 谓伪 尾维位蠅 位喂纬蠈蟿蔚蟻慰 伪蟺蠈 4伪蟻喂...
违螕 : 蔚委蠂伪 未畏位蠋蟽蔚喂 (谓慰渭委味蠅 ;) 蟽蠀渭渭蔚蟿慰蠂萎 谓伪 蟺伪委尉蠅 蟽蟿慰谓 螘魏伪蟿慰渭渭蠀蟻喂慰蠉蠂慰 (蔚蟺委 螒胃蔚蟻委未畏). 螖蔚谓 渭蔚 蟺萎蟻伪谓 蟺慰蟿苇 苇谓伪 蟿畏位苇蠁蠅谓慰...
违螕2 : 萎胃蔚位伪 谓伪 蟺维蠅 魏伪喂 蟽蟿慰 巍慰蠀魏-螙慰蠀魏 蟺蟻喂谓 魏伪渭喂维 20伪蟻喂伪 蠂蟻蠈谓喂伪. 螖蔚谓 渭蟺慰蟻慰蠉蟽伪渭蔚 谓伪 蟽蠀纬魏蔚谓蟿蟻蠋蟽慰蠀渭蔚 慰渭维未伪. 螇渭伪蟽蟿伪谓 渭蠈谓慰 未蠀慰 维蟿慰渭伪...
August 25, 2016
Wow. Simon Beaufoy really deserved that Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. I didn鈥檛 think that Slumdog Millionaire was the Best Movie EVAR! as some people seem to, but the book is just awful. Scattered and poorly written, with a narrative that relies on more farfetched coincidences than a cracked-out novel, Q&A also manages to make its protagonist completely unsympathetic, and its romance entirely unromantic. Oh, and the whole thing鈥攖he first few chapters especially鈥攊s cringingly homophobic. If you loved Slumdog, this will merely taint your appreciation of it. Though I guess it鈥檚 interesting to see how the same concept can be taken in two wildly different directions鈥攐ne that鈥檒l make people hand out Oscars, and one that鈥檒l make them want to mimic Oscar the Grouch.
October 24, 2018
乇丕賲 賲丨賲丿 鬲賵賲丕爻 " 丕賱賲賱賷賵賳賷乇 丕賱賲鬲卮乇丿 " 賮鬲賶 賴賳丿賷 賲噩賴賵賱 丕賱賳爻亘 賷毓賷卮 丨賷丕丞 丨丕賮賱丞 亘丕賱兀丨丿丕孬
賵丕賱賯氐氐 .. 賷賯乇乇 丕賱賲卮丕乇賰丞 賮賷 亘乇賳丕賲噩 賲賳 爻賷乇亘丨 丕賱亘賱賷賵賳 賵賷賳噩丨 賮賷 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 毓賱賶 噩賲賷毓 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞
乇睾賲 丕賮鬲賯丕乇賴 賱賱鬲毓賱賷賲 .. 賱賷鬲賲 丕毓鬲賯丕賱賴 亘毓丿 丕賱賮賵夭 賵丕賱鬲丨賯賷賯 賲毓賴 毓賳 賰賷賮賷丞 賲毓乇賮鬲賴 亘丕賱兀爻卅賱丞
...賵毓賳 丕賱禺胤丞 丕賱鬲賷 丕鬲亘毓賴丕 賱賱賰爻亘
鬲毓賵丿 亘賳丕 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱賱禺賱賮 賱胤賮賵賱丞 賵卮亘丕亘 乇丕賲 賵賲賳 禺賱丕賱 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱丨丕賮賱丞 賳賰鬲卮賮 兀噩賵亘丞 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞
丕賱鬲賷 胤乇丨鬲 毓賱賷賴 賵賳賰鬲卮賮 賲毓賴丕 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱亘丕卅爻丞 賵丕賱賯丕爻賷丞
賷氐賵乇 賱賳丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賴賳丿 亘賰賱 賲丕 賮賷賴丕 賲賳 鬲賳賵毓 孬賯丕賮賷 ,丿賷賳賷 賵丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 .. 賵賲丕 賮賷賴丕 賲賳 鬲毓氐亘 丿賷賳賷
賵丕賳丨賱丕賱 ,鬲卮乇丿 賵馗賱賲 .. 賱賳氐賱 賱賱賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲丨賵賱 賮賷賴丕 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賰賱賷丕
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 噩賲賷賱丞 亘賰賱 賲丕 賮賷賴丕 賲賳 兀丨丿丕孬 賵賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲
3.5
賵丕賱賯氐氐 .. 賷賯乇乇 丕賱賲卮丕乇賰丞 賮賷 亘乇賳丕賲噩 賲賳 爻賷乇亘丨 丕賱亘賱賷賵賳 賵賷賳噩丨 賮賷 丕賱廿噩丕亘丞 毓賱賶 噩賲賷毓 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞
乇睾賲 丕賮鬲賯丕乇賴 賱賱鬲毓賱賷賲 .. 賱賷鬲賲 丕毓鬲賯丕賱賴 亘毓丿 丕賱賮賵夭 賵丕賱鬲丨賯賷賯 賲毓賴 毓賳 賰賷賮賷丞 賲毓乇賮鬲賴 亘丕賱兀爻卅賱丞
...賵毓賳 丕賱禺胤丞 丕賱鬲賷 丕鬲亘毓賴丕 賱賱賰爻亘
鬲毓賵丿 亘賳丕 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 賱賱禺賱賮 賱胤賮賵賱丞 賵卮亘丕亘 乇丕賲 賵賲賳 禺賱丕賱 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱丨丕賮賱丞 賳賰鬲卮賮 兀噩賵亘丞 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞
丕賱鬲賷 胤乇丨鬲 毓賱賷賴 賵賳賰鬲卮賮 賲毓賴丕 丨賷丕鬲賴 丕賱亘丕卅爻丞 賵丕賱賯丕爻賷丞
賷氐賵乇 賱賳丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱賴賳丿 亘賰賱 賲丕 賮賷賴丕 賲賳 鬲賳賵毓 孬賯丕賮賷 ,丿賷賳賷 賵丕賯鬲氐丕丿賷 .. 賵賲丕 賮賷賴丕 賲賳 鬲毓氐亘 丿賷賳賷
賵丕賳丨賱丕賱 ,鬲卮乇丿 賵馗賱賲 .. 賱賳氐賱 賱賱賳賴丕賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲丨賵賱 賮賷賴丕 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賰賱賷丕
丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 噩賲賷賱丞 亘賰賱 賲丕 賮賷賴丕 賲賳 兀丨丿丕孬 賵賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲
3.5
March 8, 2018
M峄檛 c芒u chuy峄噉 t脿n kh峄慶, 膽岷筽 膽岷� m峄檛 c谩ch 膽岷 膽au th瓢啤ng!
Phim 膽i峄噉 岷h n脿y 膽茫 bi岷縯 ti岷縩g t峄� l芒u nh瓢ng ch瓢a c贸 d峄媝 xem, truy峄噉 c农ng ch瓢a c贸 d峄媝 膽峄峜. M茫i 膽岷縩 b芒y gi峄� m峄沬 膽峄峜 th矛 c岷 th岷 ti岷縞 v矛 kh么ng 膽峄峜 n贸 s峄沵 h啤n!
膼峄峜 quy峄僴 n脿y c岷 x煤c nh瓢 khi 膽峄峜 Ng瓢峄漣 膽ua di峄乽 v岷瓂. Kh么ng ph岷 v矛 n峄檌 dung hay c岷 x煤c t瓢啤ng t峄�, m脿 v矛 t铆nh t脿n kh峄慶 c峄 t岷g l峄沺 膽谩y x茫 h峄檌 sao m脿 kh峄慶 li峄噒 gi峄憂g nhau 膽岷縩 v岷瓂. C岷 膽峄檔g c贸, 膽au l貌ng c贸, t脿n kh峄慶 c贸, 膽o岷 n脿o c农ng l脿m m矛nh 峄゛ n瓢峄沜 m岷痶 c岷�.
Ch瓢a t峄玭g 膽峄峜 b峄� n脿o c贸 n峄檌 dung l岷� 膽岷縩 v岷瓂, l岷 tr貌 ch啤i gi岷 膽峄� Ai l脿 tri峄噓 ph煤 tr锚n truy峄乶 h矛nh l脿m n峄檌 dung xuy锚n su峄憈 c岷� b峄� truy峄噉. V脿 m峄梚 m峄檛 c芒u h峄廼 trong ch瓢啤ng tr矛nh l岷 ch铆nh l脿 m峄檛 d岷 m峄慶 trong cu峄檆 膽峄漣 c峄 Ram. Cu峄憂 theo chuy岷縩 h脿nh tr矛nh l瓢u l岷 kh岷痯 m峄峣 mi峄乶 tr锚n 膽岷 岷 c峄 Ram, t峄玭g m峄慶 cu峄檆 膽峄漣 膽贸 d岷 h茅 l峄� ra tr瓢峄沜 m岷痶 b岷. B岷 cho 膽贸 l脿 may m岷痭, c貌n t么i cho n贸 l脿 s峄� m峄噉h.
P/s: M峄檛 膽i峄僲 tr峄� nh峄� x铆u xiu th么i 膽贸 l脿 c谩c m峄慶 th峄漣 gian k峄� chuy峄噉 c峄 Ram lung tung c岷� l锚n kh么ng theo tr矛nh t峄� th峄漣 gian l脿m m矛nh h啤i r峄慽 t铆. Nh瓢ng b峄� qua lu么n v矛 truy峄噉 xu岷 s岷痗 qu谩 huhu. Cho ng脿n sao lu么n n岷縰 Gg c贸!!
Phim 膽i峄噉 岷h n脿y 膽茫 bi岷縯 ti岷縩g t峄� l芒u nh瓢ng ch瓢a c贸 d峄媝 xem, truy峄噉 c农ng ch瓢a c贸 d峄媝 膽峄峜. M茫i 膽岷縩 b芒y gi峄� m峄沬 膽峄峜 th矛 c岷 th岷 ti岷縞 v矛 kh么ng 膽峄峜 n贸 s峄沵 h啤n!
膼峄峜 quy峄僴 n脿y c岷 x煤c nh瓢 khi 膽峄峜 Ng瓢峄漣 膽ua di峄乽 v岷瓂. Kh么ng ph岷 v矛 n峄檌 dung hay c岷 x煤c t瓢啤ng t峄�, m脿 v矛 t铆nh t脿n kh峄慶 c峄 t岷g l峄沺 膽谩y x茫 h峄檌 sao m脿 kh峄慶 li峄噒 gi峄憂g nhau 膽岷縩 v岷瓂. C岷 膽峄檔g c贸, 膽au l貌ng c贸, t脿n kh峄慶 c贸, 膽o岷 n脿o c农ng l脿m m矛nh 峄゛ n瓢峄沜 m岷痶 c岷�.
Ch瓢a t峄玭g 膽峄峜 b峄� n脿o c贸 n峄檌 dung l岷� 膽岷縩 v岷瓂, l岷 tr貌 ch啤i gi岷 膽峄� Ai l脿 tri峄噓 ph煤 tr锚n truy峄乶 h矛nh l脿m n峄檌 dung xuy锚n su峄憈 c岷� b峄� truy峄噉. V脿 m峄梚 m峄檛 c芒u h峄廼 trong ch瓢啤ng tr矛nh l岷 ch铆nh l脿 m峄檛 d岷 m峄慶 trong cu峄檆 膽峄漣 c峄 Ram. Cu峄憂 theo chuy岷縩 h脿nh tr矛nh l瓢u l岷 kh岷痯 m峄峣 mi峄乶 tr锚n 膽岷 岷 c峄 Ram, t峄玭g m峄慶 cu峄檆 膽峄漣 膽贸 d岷 h茅 l峄� ra tr瓢峄沜 m岷痶 b岷. B岷 cho 膽贸 l脿 may m岷痭, c貌n t么i cho n贸 l脿 s峄� m峄噉h.
P/s: M峄檛 膽i峄僲 tr峄� nh峄� x铆u xiu th么i 膽贸 l脿 c谩c m峄慶 th峄漣 gian k峄� chuy峄噉 c峄 Ram lung tung c岷� l锚n kh么ng theo tr矛nh t峄� th峄漣 gian l脿m m矛nh h啤i r峄慽 t铆. Nh瓢ng b峄� qua lu么n v矛 truy峄噉 xu岷 s岷痗 qu谩 huhu. Cho ng脿n sao lu么n n岷縰 Gg c贸!!
February 14, 2018
Story of a tiffin-boy who plays and wins the biggest game show on the planet and becomes a Millionaire. Each chapter has been crafted beautifully.
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May 14, 2023
T岷 c岷� nh峄痭g 膽i峄乽 x岷 ra d霉 may m岷痭 d霉 b岷 h岷h, t岷 c岷� nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 ta g岷穚 g峄� 膽峄乽 s岷� t岷 n锚n nh峄痭g gi谩 tr峄� ri锚ng c峄 t瓢啤ng lai. 5/5 猸愶笍
March 15, 2015
I saw the movie made from this when it was on at the cinema - Slumdog Millionaire - and I thought it was a clever premise, although overly graphic in some respects. The book is just as clever, although different to the movie, because of course movies always change things. The book is less descriptive of disturbing scenes than the movie was graphic.
It was a very interesting read - I liked reading about the different places that Ram Mohammad Thomas lived and worked, and seeing how chance encounters gave him the knowledge to be able to answer 12 random questions on a quiz show - highly unlikely, but still fun to read!
It was a very interesting read - I liked reading about the different places that Ram Mohammad Thomas lived and worked, and seeing how chance encounters gave him the knowledge to be able to answer 12 random questions on a quiz show - highly unlikely, but still fun to read!
April 23, 2023
M矛nh t岷穘g cu峄憂 s谩ch 5 sao v矛 n峄檌 dung tr锚n c岷� tuy峄噒 v峄漣 c峄 n贸. Thi岷縯 ngh末 n岷縰 nh瓢 c贸 6,7 th岷璵 ch铆 l脿 10 sao m矛nh ngh末 c农ng x峄﹏g 膽谩ng 岷 ch峄�!
L岷 膽岷 ti锚n, m矛nh c岷 th岷 hi峄噉 th峄眂 v峄� cu峄檆 s峄憂g 峄� 岷 膼峄� th岷璽 kh峄g khi岷縫. C农ng l脿 l岷 膽岷 ti锚n, c岷 th岷 y锚u Vi峄噒 Nam, t峄� h脿o l脿 ng瓢峄漣 Vi峄噒 Nam v脿 may m岷痭 v矛 膽瓢峄 sinh ra 峄� Vi峄噒 Nam v矛 n瓢峄沜 m矛nh y锚n b矛nh qu谩! M岷穋 d霉 c貌n t峄搉 t岷 nhi峄乽 m岷穞 h岷 ch岷�, nh瓢ng khi so s谩nh v峄沬 岷 膼峄�, th矛 c贸 l脿 g矛?
Ng脿y tr瓢峄沜 tr锚n k锚nh Today TV, ng瓢峄漣 ta c贸 chi岷縰 b峄� phim "C么 d芒u 8 tu峄昳". X茫 h峄檌 岷 膼峄� trong b峄ヽ tranh 膽en t峄慽 岷, nh瓢 m峄檛 s峄� kh岷痗 h峄峚 ho脿n h岷 c峄 Vi峄噒 Nam th峄漣 k峄� phong ki岷縩 v岷瓂. Trong gia 膽矛nh nam gi峄沬 n岷痬 quy峄乶 h脿nh ch铆nh. N峄� gi峄沬 nh瓢 n么 b峄檆 v脿 gi煤p vi峄嘽 trong gia 膽矛nh. Ch峄� bi岷縯 ph峄g m峄噉h m脿 ch岷硁g th峄� l脿m g矛 kh谩c.
峄� "Tri峄噓 ph煤 峄� chu峄檛", m矛nh th岷璵 ch铆 c貌n nh矛n th岷 m峄檛 v岷縯 c岷痶 s芒u ho岷痬 v峄� nh峄痭g th峄� kinh t峄焟 trong x茫 h峄檌 n啤i 膽芒y. B岷 膽峄檔g, xung 膽峄檛 t么n gi谩o, hi岷縫 d芒m, lo岷 lu芒n, tr峄檓 c岷痯, 么 nhi峄卪,... v脿 膽岷穋 bi峄噒 l脿 nh峄痭g khu 峄� chu峄檛 v峄沬 nh峄痭g con ng瓢峄漣 kh峄憂 kh峄� kh么ng quy峄乶 h脿nh, kh么ng 膽峄媋 v峄�.
Nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 ngh猫o x岷 s峄� 岷, h峄� kh么ng 膽瓢峄 x茫 h峄檌 c么ng nh岷璶. H峄� s峄憂g nh瓢 nh峄痭g c么ng c峄� lao 膽峄檔g trong x茫 h峄檌, b峄� 膽峄慽 x峄� b岷 c么ng gay g岷痶. H峄� kh么ng c贸 ti岷縩g n贸i v脿 c农ng ch岷硁g c贸 ti峄乶. H峄� b峄� b贸c l峄檛 t脿n b岷 b峄焛 t岷g l峄沺 nh脿 gi脿u nhi峄乽 ti峄乶 l岷痬 c峄 kia.
Song "Tri峄噓 ph煤 峄� chu峄檛" c貌n mang l岷 cho m矛nh m峄檛 c谩ch nh矛n m峄沬 m岷� v峄� nh峄痭g gi谩 tr峄� t峄憈 膽岷筽 ti峄乵 t脿ng c峄 con ng瓢峄漣. Nh瓢 nh芒n v岷璽 Ram trong cu峄憂 s谩ch v岷瓂, d霉 m峄� c么i ngh猫o 膽贸i, th岷 h峄峜 v脿 lu么n b峄� s峄� ph岷璶 tr锚u ng瓢啤i, anh lu么n tin t瓢峄焠g v脿o cu峄檆 s峄憂g, v脿o l峄盿 ch峄峮 v脿 v脿o nh峄痭g quy岷縯 膽峄媙h c峄 m矛nh. C贸 l岷� v矛 th岷� m脿 v岷璶 may 膽茫 m峄塵 c瓢峄漣 v峄沬 anh. Anh 膽茫 li锚n ti岷縫 v瓢峄 qua 12 c芒u h峄廼 trong ch瓢啤ng tr矛nh Ai l脿 t峄� ph煤 v脿 tr峄� th脿nh ng瓢峄漣 th岷痭g cu峄檆 膽岷 ti锚n.
Tr峄� tr锚u thay, anh l岷 b峄� b岷痶 ch峄� v矛 chi岷縩 th岷痭g, v矛 c贸 qu谩 nhi峄乽 ti峄乶, v矛 kh么ng c贸 膽峄媋 v峄� x茫 h峄檌. Ram r玫 r脿ng 膽茫 b峄� ch猫n 茅p t峄� nhi峄乽 ph铆a. Nh瓢ng anh 岷 l岷 kh么ng th峄� l脿m g矛 kh谩c 膽峄� kh谩ng c峄�, 膽峄� ch峄憂g 膽峄慽 ch峄� v矛 anh kh么ng c贸 b岷 k峄� m峄檛 th峄� g矛 膽峄� b岷 v铆u trong cu峄檆 膽峄漣 膽岷 r岷珁 bi k峄媍h n脿y. Nh峄痭g t瓢峄焠g anh 岷 s岷� ph岷 k岷縯 th煤c s峄� ph岷璶 th岷 th瓢啤ng 峄� trong nh脿 t霉 l岷h l岷給 th矛 may m岷痭 m峄檛 l岷 n峄痑 l岷 m峄塵 c瓢峄漣 v峄沬 anh!
Ram qu岷� th峄眂 膽茫 v瓢峄 qua n贸 膽岷 b矛nh t末nh v脿 m岷h m岷� nh瓢 m峄檛 anh h霉ng v岷瓂!
M矛nh r岷 ph峄 anh 岷 峄� 膽i峄僲 膽贸. B峄焛 nh峄痭g th峄� th谩ch ch么ng gai s岷� ch岷硁g th峄� n脿o l脿m b岷 g峄 ng茫 ch峄玭g n脿o 媒 ch铆 m岷h m岷� c貌n t峄搉 t岷 膽谩nh b岷 m峄峣 gian kh峄�, kh贸 kh膬n.
V脿 c貌n b峄焛: May m岷痭 kh么ng ph岷 do ng岷玼 nhi锚n hay v么 媒. May m岷痭 b岷痶 ngu峄搉 t峄� trong t芒m.
L岷 膽岷 ti锚n, m矛nh c岷 th岷 hi峄噉 th峄眂 v峄� cu峄檆 s峄憂g 峄� 岷 膼峄� th岷璽 kh峄g khi岷縫. C农ng l脿 l岷 膽岷 ti锚n, c岷 th岷 y锚u Vi峄噒 Nam, t峄� h脿o l脿 ng瓢峄漣 Vi峄噒 Nam v脿 may m岷痭 v矛 膽瓢峄 sinh ra 峄� Vi峄噒 Nam v矛 n瓢峄沜 m矛nh y锚n b矛nh qu谩! M岷穋 d霉 c貌n t峄搉 t岷 nhi峄乽 m岷穞 h岷 ch岷�, nh瓢ng khi so s谩nh v峄沬 岷 膼峄�, th矛 c贸 l脿 g矛?
Ng脿y tr瓢峄沜 tr锚n k锚nh Today TV, ng瓢峄漣 ta c贸 chi岷縰 b峄� phim "C么 d芒u 8 tu峄昳". X茫 h峄檌 岷 膼峄� trong b峄ヽ tranh 膽en t峄慽 岷, nh瓢 m峄檛 s峄� kh岷痗 h峄峚 ho脿n h岷 c峄 Vi峄噒 Nam th峄漣 k峄� phong ki岷縩 v岷瓂. Trong gia 膽矛nh nam gi峄沬 n岷痬 quy峄乶 h脿nh ch铆nh. N峄� gi峄沬 nh瓢 n么 b峄檆 v脿 gi煤p vi峄嘽 trong gia 膽矛nh. Ch峄� bi岷縯 ph峄g m峄噉h m脿 ch岷硁g th峄� l脿m g矛 kh谩c.
峄� "Tri峄噓 ph煤 峄� chu峄檛", m矛nh th岷璵 ch铆 c貌n nh矛n th岷 m峄檛 v岷縯 c岷痶 s芒u ho岷痬 v峄� nh峄痭g th峄� kinh t峄焟 trong x茫 h峄檌 n啤i 膽芒y. B岷 膽峄檔g, xung 膽峄檛 t么n gi谩o, hi岷縫 d芒m, lo岷 lu芒n, tr峄檓 c岷痯, 么 nhi峄卪,... v脿 膽岷穋 bi峄噒 l脿 nh峄痭g khu 峄� chu峄檛 v峄沬 nh峄痭g con ng瓢峄漣 kh峄憂 kh峄� kh么ng quy峄乶 h脿nh, kh么ng 膽峄媋 v峄�.
Nh峄痭g ng瓢峄漣 ngh猫o x岷 s峄� 岷, h峄� kh么ng 膽瓢峄 x茫 h峄檌 c么ng nh岷璶. H峄� s峄憂g nh瓢 nh峄痭g c么ng c峄� lao 膽峄檔g trong x茫 h峄檌, b峄� 膽峄慽 x峄� b岷 c么ng gay g岷痶. H峄� kh么ng c贸 ti岷縩g n贸i v脿 c农ng ch岷硁g c贸 ti峄乶. H峄� b峄� b贸c l峄檛 t脿n b岷 b峄焛 t岷g l峄沺 nh脿 gi脿u nhi峄乽 ti峄乶 l岷痬 c峄 kia.
Song "Tri峄噓 ph煤 峄� chu峄檛" c貌n mang l岷 cho m矛nh m峄檛 c谩ch nh矛n m峄沬 m岷� v峄� nh峄痭g gi谩 tr峄� t峄憈 膽岷筽 ti峄乵 t脿ng c峄 con ng瓢峄漣. Nh瓢 nh芒n v岷璽 Ram trong cu峄憂 s谩ch v岷瓂, d霉 m峄� c么i ngh猫o 膽贸i, th岷 h峄峜 v脿 lu么n b峄� s峄� ph岷璶 tr锚u ng瓢啤i, anh lu么n tin t瓢峄焠g v脿o cu峄檆 s峄憂g, v脿o l峄盿 ch峄峮 v脿 v脿o nh峄痭g quy岷縯 膽峄媙h c峄 m矛nh. C贸 l岷� v矛 th岷� m脿 v岷璶 may 膽茫 m峄塵 c瓢峄漣 v峄沬 anh. Anh 膽茫 li锚n ti岷縫 v瓢峄 qua 12 c芒u h峄廼 trong ch瓢啤ng tr矛nh Ai l脿 t峄� ph煤 v脿 tr峄� th脿nh ng瓢峄漣 th岷痭g cu峄檆 膽岷 ti锚n.
Tr峄� tr锚u thay, anh l岷 b峄� b岷痶 ch峄� v矛 chi岷縩 th岷痭g, v矛 c贸 qu谩 nhi峄乽 ti峄乶, v矛 kh么ng c贸 膽峄媋 v峄� x茫 h峄檌. Ram r玫 r脿ng 膽茫 b峄� ch猫n 茅p t峄� nhi峄乽 ph铆a. Nh瓢ng anh 岷 l岷 kh么ng th峄� l脿m g矛 kh谩c 膽峄� kh谩ng c峄�, 膽峄� ch峄憂g 膽峄慽 ch峄� v矛 anh kh么ng c贸 b岷 k峄� m峄檛 th峄� g矛 膽峄� b岷 v铆u trong cu峄檆 膽峄漣 膽岷 r岷珁 bi k峄媍h n脿y. Nh峄痭g t瓢峄焠g anh 岷 s岷� ph岷 k岷縯 th煤c s峄� ph岷璶 th岷 th瓢啤ng 峄� trong nh脿 t霉 l岷h l岷給 th矛 may m岷痭 m峄檛 l岷 n峄痑 l岷 m峄塵 c瓢峄漣 v峄沬 anh!
Ram qu岷� th峄眂 膽茫 v瓢峄 qua n贸 膽岷 b矛nh t末nh v脿 m岷h m岷� nh瓢 m峄檛 anh h霉ng v岷瓂!
M矛nh r岷 ph峄 anh 岷 峄� 膽i峄僲 膽贸. B峄焛 nh峄痭g th峄� th谩ch ch么ng gai s岷� ch岷硁g th峄� n脿o l脿m b岷 g峄 ng茫 ch峄玭g n脿o 媒 ch铆 m岷h m岷� c貌n t峄搉 t岷 膽谩nh b岷 m峄峣 gian kh峄�, kh贸 kh膬n.
V脿 c貌n b峄焛: May m岷痭 kh么ng ph岷 do ng岷玼 nhi锚n hay v么 媒. May m岷痭 b岷痶 ngu峄搉 t峄� trong t芒m.
December 12, 2024
啸邪褉械褋邪 屑懈, 薪懈褖芯 褔械 斜褟褏 谐谢械写邪谢 褎懈谢屑邪 锌褉械写懈 褌芯胁邪. 孝芯泄 褋褗褖芯 褋懈 褋褌褉褍胁邪 写邪 褋械 胁懈写懈.
April 21, 2013
Whoa. I must start by saying that I've surprised myself by reading the last 170 odd pages in just over a couple of hours.
I suppose the premise of 'Q&A' is known to everyone who hasn't been living under a rock, having been adapted into the Oscar-winning motion picture 'Slumdog Millionaire' in 2008. But that's pretty much where the resemblance ends, because the film takes very little inspiration from the events that take place in the book, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
I say this because I have no doubt that Danny Boyle's film is far more realistic & convincing. Swarup's novel is obviously flawed & has its shortcomings, but that shouldn't take away anything from the credible effort he has put into his first novel & he retells the age-old tale of the triumph of the perennial underdog in the modern backdrop of a popular quiz show.
I particularly liked the style of narration - how it switches effectively between non-linear narration in flashback mode at the start of every chapter & reverts to the present tense towards the end as the protagonist Ram Mohammad Thomas (shades of 'Life of Pi' in his name) goes on to explain how he happens to know the answer to every question he's asked in the game show.
Characterisation is not the strongest point of this novel, given one might happen to lose count of the different characters introduced throughout on account of Ram's numerous experiences. It's not that bad either but none of the characters apart from the protagonist leave much of an impression upon the mind of the reader. But then, one might end up ignoring that because there's just so much happening in Ram's life in the meantime.
I thought the ending was too 'filmi' (Bollywood term for 'cliche') for my tastes with the reunion thing & the tiny bit about Ram's lucky coin (obviously inspired from 'Sholay'), but I managed to digest that somewhat. Guess some of us Indians are used to that by now.
Engrossing, gripping & with its heart in the right place, I rate Vikas Swarup's debut novel 'Q&A' 4 out of 5 stars simply for its immense entertainment value. It definitely makes for an enjoyable read, besides giving us a rather vivid & colourful version of modern India. Highly recommended for fans of Indian popular fiction.
I suppose the premise of 'Q&A' is known to everyone who hasn't been living under a rock, having been adapted into the Oscar-winning motion picture 'Slumdog Millionaire' in 2008. But that's pretty much where the resemblance ends, because the film takes very little inspiration from the events that take place in the book, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
I say this because I have no doubt that Danny Boyle's film is far more realistic & convincing. Swarup's novel is obviously flawed & has its shortcomings, but that shouldn't take away anything from the credible effort he has put into his first novel & he retells the age-old tale of the triumph of the perennial underdog in the modern backdrop of a popular quiz show.
I particularly liked the style of narration - how it switches effectively between non-linear narration in flashback mode at the start of every chapter & reverts to the present tense towards the end as the protagonist Ram Mohammad Thomas (shades of 'Life of Pi' in his name) goes on to explain how he happens to know the answer to every question he's asked in the game show.
Characterisation is not the strongest point of this novel, given one might happen to lose count of the different characters introduced throughout on account of Ram's numerous experiences. It's not that bad either but none of the characters apart from the protagonist leave much of an impression upon the mind of the reader. But then, one might end up ignoring that because there's just so much happening in Ram's life in the meantime.
I thought the ending was too 'filmi' (Bollywood term for 'cliche') for my tastes with the reunion thing & the tiny bit about Ram's lucky coin (obviously inspired from 'Sholay'), but I managed to digest that somewhat. Guess some of us Indians are used to that by now.
Engrossing, gripping & with its heart in the right place, I rate Vikas Swarup's debut novel 'Q&A' 4 out of 5 stars simply for its immense entertainment value. It definitely makes for an enjoyable read, besides giving us a rather vivid & colourful version of modern India. Highly recommended for fans of Indian popular fiction.
November 20, 2017
I came late to the party - very late. Fortunately I'd not seen the film either (still haven't, but now I hope to), so my impressions of the book are untainted and without any movie-derived preconceptions.
The book is cleverly constructed and offers a whirling kaleidoscope of the India a tourist never sees, except for the Taj Mahal - and then you get an unregistered guide's perspective. From the tragedy and the despair of sprawling slums, to the cheek by jowl living in a chawl, to the darting touches of ever-optimistic, aspirational India, Vikas Swarup shares his India with the world. For this alone it is an amazing read.
I found one or two aspects of the plot a little contrived - but then, we're talking about a plot where the unlikely hero wins a billion rupees on a game show! For the greatest part of the book, however, the story flowed very naturally. The pace is quite quick for such a substantial book, but the structure was, I thought, just a little repetitive. Only a little. There are a couple of great twists.
There are moments of hilarity, volumes of excellent social observation, some quiet wit and some heavy-handed puns. By the end, I felt that I'd enjoyed a literary banquet.
Be warned, there are some unpleasantly true-to-life passages and pages. To give a list of specific cautions would spoil the book, so I will just say that these parts are not recommended for sensitive readers. There are, however, no detailed sex scenes (not the same thing as *no* sex scenes) and minimal use of foul language.
In the end, I call this a wonderful read, which I was unable to put down until I'd finished.
The book is cleverly constructed and offers a whirling kaleidoscope of the India a tourist never sees, except for the Taj Mahal - and then you get an unregistered guide's perspective. From the tragedy and the despair of sprawling slums, to the cheek by jowl living in a chawl, to the darting touches of ever-optimistic, aspirational India, Vikas Swarup shares his India with the world. For this alone it is an amazing read.
I found one or two aspects of the plot a little contrived - but then, we're talking about a plot where the unlikely hero wins a billion rupees on a game show! For the greatest part of the book, however, the story flowed very naturally. The pace is quite quick for such a substantial book, but the structure was, I thought, just a little repetitive. Only a little. There are a couple of great twists.
There are moments of hilarity, volumes of excellent social observation, some quiet wit and some heavy-handed puns. By the end, I felt that I'd enjoyed a literary banquet.
Be warned, there are some unpleasantly true-to-life passages and pages. To give a list of specific cautions would spoil the book, so I will just say that these parts are not recommended for sensitive readers. There are, however, no detailed sex scenes (not the same thing as *no* sex scenes) and minimal use of foul language.
In the end, I call this a wonderful read, which I was unable to put down until I'd finished.
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