Q and A - Vikas Swarup
A bestseller, above all else, needs a good plot. Vikas Swarup struck gold in that sense with Q&A.
A poor waiter living in the biggest Asian slum in India wins 'Who wants to be a millionaire'. Nobody is ready to believe he could do it without cheating. How can a poor Indian waiter possibly speak English and have general awareness that defies logic?
Most of what the book has defies logic as well. It is the kind of book which makes one feel 'Hey I can write better!' but then 'just give me that higher plot'. So fine we'll hand it to Mr. Swarup. Afterall he is being chased by filmmakers now!
Ughh...basically no.. I didnt like the book.
PS: The author happens to be an Indian Diplomat. Trust these guys to churn up something that attracts the NRI or firang sensibilities about India being a land of oddities!
A poor waiter living in the biggest Asian slum in India wins 'Who wants to be a millionaire'. Nobody is ready to believe he could do it without cheating. How can a poor Indian waiter possibly speak English and have general awareness that defies logic?
Most of what the book has defies logic as well. It is the kind of book which makes one feel 'Hey I can write better!' but then 'just give me that higher plot'. So fine we'll hand it to Mr. Swarup. Afterall he is being chased by filmmakers now!
Ughh...basically no.. I didnt like the book.
PS: The author happens to be an Indian Diplomat. Trust these guys to churn up something that attracts the NRI or firang sensibilities about India being a land of oddities!
posted by Zingy at 2:22 AM
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