melizajoyvida

wow! I'm absolutely shocked by how much I enjoyed this book! Since I don't live under a rock, talk of the movie has been flooding my head for months upon months, but I never thought it looked any good. Finally, after hearing a number of my friends say that it really is worthy of the hype, I decided I would cave, and see the movie when it comes out on DVD. I was in a store the other day and saw the book on sale, so I decided to pick it up and read it. After the first 3 pages or so, I was completely hooked. This was not at all what I was expecting! I found the pace to be incredibly exciting- I liked Swarup was constantly jumping around the timeline. And really, although most readers won't be able to relate to Ram's circumstances, I think everyone can relate to the idea of learning something really valuable from an otherwise terrible situation. Slumdog really revived that feeling of life being one giant learning experience...inspiring, to say the least. I have yet to see the movie- I think that will happen this weekend, but I absolutely recommend the book!

2022-11-14 18:40