book review : The White Tiger

I have always wanted to pen down a book review. Its something that has always been on my to-do list , but either I laze or I don't feel like imposing my ideas on others . I would rather others read themselves, whichever book they want to and form their own ideas. I never recommend too.

Now, before reading this Man Booker lauded author's novel, I made up my mind to draft a review after all.

Having finished it only a few minutes ago, I don't think I have words for this. No! 

Its a story that we all know, have heard and seen. The back cover is full of reviews of newspapers and magazines describing it as dark, humorous and real. It is. 

So, having no particular favorite genre, I read it. You may read it as well . 
Yes, I loved it. ( as I'm supposed to voice an opinion in a review, that's all I've got to say)

There's one section of book report that I like- that describes the literary figures used .

In The White Tiger, format is of a letter written to an unknown, a famous somebody. I love this style! It brings that anecdote sense and shows the human nature of feeling home with someone you look up to. Cool!
In-fact I've seen this movie Bandslam, in which the hero mails his favorite band's lead star about his everyday encounters!

Second thing, the protagonist in the novel mentions many a times that he used a certain sentence ,he had learnt from his ex employer's wife, whenever he heard certain things. When, in the middle of the story, he actually reveals the sentence he had learnt and used now and then, it made me go back all the way to page 1 and other pages and re-read what "certain" things he had heard when he uses that sentence. Now that's beauty!


Lastly, I always wonder why books have more than one covers? I mean like these two for the same novel......

this cover really fascinated my room-mate

  

while this is the one on the copy I've