Review of Aaravind Adiga's second book

Between the Assasinations by Aaravind Adiga

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
The book is set in the period post Indira Gandhi's assasination and before Rajiv Gandhi's.



Aaravind exposes facts wrapped in the bright weave of a story's intricate design with detailing that is vivid and stays in the mind for a long time.The characters are memorable.



Good work.


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Q & A by Vikas Swarup

My review

rating: 3 of 5 stars
A fantastic begining to a new genre of writing in India in the Englsh language. Till date story telling revolved around mostly post or pre independence stories or raising social issues like women's rights, equality, education, discrimination et al...here we have something that's new, contemporary and popular.



Its an engaging story of a young adult living on the streets who wins a quiz based on the same lines as the popular Kaun banega Crorepati and wins a crore. The officials suspect foul play and the entire narrative drives around how he succedded in a quiz. While the story telling is light and easy for non-serious readers, serious readers can celebrate the birth of the new breed of story tellers.


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