The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga reviewed by Fiction Reading Boy

 

"𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖇𝖔𝖔𝖐 𝖔𝖋 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖗𝖊𝖛𝖔𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓 𝖘𝖎𝖙𝖘 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖕𝖎𝖙 𝖔𝖋 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖇𝖊𝖑𝖑𝖞, 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖌 𝕴𝖓𝖉𝖎𝖆𝖓. 𝕮𝖗𝖆𝖕 𝖎𝖙 𝖔𝖚𝖙, 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉."

Qᴏᴛᴅ: ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ʙʏ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ?

ᴡɪɴɴᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ʙᴏᴏᴋᴇʀ ᴘʀɪᴢᴇ 'ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴛɪɢᴇʀ' ʙʏ ᴀʀᴀᴠɪɴᴅ ᴀᴅɪɢᴀ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢʟʏ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ, ᴘᴇʀꜰᴇᴄᴛʟʏ ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇᴘɪᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴍᴀᴢɪɴɢʟʏ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʙᴜʟʟꜱʜɪᴛᴛʏ ᴄɪᴠɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.

ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏ ᴛᴡɪꜱᴛꜱ ᴏʀ ɴᴇʀᴠᴇ-ᴡʀᴀᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴘᴀʀᴛꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ. ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴘᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴅʀᴀᴍᴀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ᴏꜰ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ. ʙᴜᴛ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ɪꜱ ʙᴀʟʀᴀᴍ ʜᴀʟᴡᴀɪ ᴀᴋᴀ ᴍᴜɴɴᴀ ᴀᴋᴀ ᴀꜱʜᴏᴋ ꜱʜᴀʀᴍᴀ ᴀᴋᴀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ᴛɪɢᴇʀ. ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɢᴜʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ʜɪꜱ ᴀɴᴀʟᴏɢɪᴇꜱ, ʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴠɪᴇᴡ, ʜɪꜱ ᴡᴀʏ ᴏꜰ ꜱᴇᴇɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏꜱᴛʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴘᴜᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ ɪɴ ꜰʀᴏɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ʙʟᴜɴᴛʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴋᴇᴅʟʏ.

ʜᴇ ᴛᴀʟᴋꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ᴀɴ ᴇɴᴛʀᴇᴘʀᴇɴᴇᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴏɴ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ, ʜᴇ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢꜱ ʜᴇ ʜᴀꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ʜɪᴍ ᴋɪʟʟ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ʜɪᴍ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ.

ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏꜰ ɪɴꜰʟᴀᴍᴍᴀᴛᴏʀʏ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏɴ, ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄꜱ, ʟᴀɴᴅʟᴏʀᴅꜱ, ɢᴀɴᴅʜɪ, ᴘʀɪᴍᴇ ᴍɪɴɪꜱᴛᴇʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛᴏᴘɪᴄꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ-ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴅɪꜱᴛʀᴇꜱꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀɢᴜᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ.

ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ɢᴏᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛᴀʟᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ. ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱɪɴᴄᴇʀᴇʟʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ʟᴀʙᴏʀᴇʀꜱ ɢᴇᴛ ʙᴜᴛᴄʜᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜰᴜᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪꜱᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀꜱ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴄᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ꜱᴏᴄɪᴇᴛʏ ɪꜱ ᴄᴏʀʀᴜᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪᴍ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴄᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴀʀᴇ ᴅᴇɴɪᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴀꜱɪᴄ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ. ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇꜱɪʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ ʙᴜᴛ ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ꜱʜɪᴛᴛʏ ᴏʙʟɪɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛɪᴇ-ᴜᴘꜱ.

ɪ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʀᴇᴄᴏᴍᴍᴇɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴍᴀɴ ɴᴀᴍᴇᴅ ʙᴀʟʀᴀᴍ ʜᴀʟᴡᴀɪ ʙᴜᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀᴡᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴄᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀ ᴍᴀʀᴋ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ʏᴏᴜ.

ᵀʰᵃⁿᵏ ʸᵒᵘ, ᴰʳᵉᵃᵐ ᶜʰᵃˢᵉʳ.