kerry reviewed The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
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3 stars
Sometimes funny, sometimes horrifying, The White Tiger is the story of how one man changed his situation in a country (India) that defines strict boundaries between groups (rich and poor, master and servant, native and foreigner, Hindu and Muslim).
To improve (or even maintain) their situation, the poor of India must resort to deception, bribery, and extortion. They wield these techniques even against family members (Balram’s grandmother favors using blackmail). To maintain their situation, the rich (or middle-class?) of India must resort to deception, bribery, and extortion. To maintain their situation, the politicians of India must resort to deception, bribery, and extortion. And so on, and so on…
The character “Pinky Madam” has one of the best names in fiction ever.