02-29-2008, 12:27 PM
Always keep a friend in the book biz. They kick down books and that's always a good thing. I never would have picked this book up unless Harold hadn't passed me an advanced reader's copy.
White Tiger is a good read, especially if you're not familiar with the caste system and/or India. Presented as a series of letters written to the Chinese president, it's the confession of the servant who murders his master (that's not a spoiler since the book opens with this). The fact that the servant is such an eloquent writer is totally implausible, but many of the descriptions of poverty and corruption are excellent commentary. It's a terrifying notion that could bring India to it's knees someday - a revolution from the lower castes.
It's the first fiction I've read in a spell, unless you count Harry Potter.
White Tiger is a good read, especially if you're not familiar with the caste system and/or India. Presented as a series of letters written to the Chinese president, it's the confession of the servant who murders his master (that's not a spoiler since the book opens with this). The fact that the servant is such an eloquent writer is totally implausible, but many of the descriptions of poverty and corruption are excellent commentary. It's a terrifying notion that could bring India to it's knees someday - a revolution from the lower castes.
It's the first fiction I've read in a spell, unless you count Harry Potter.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse