Yesterday night at around 11:00 pm I finished the recent Booker Prize winner based on the life of a young man with hopes and aspirations from the Darkness who becomes an entreprenuer in the shining bustling city of Bangalore. Balram Halwai is shrewd, enterprising and vicious - all traits that are implied to denote the roads to success in this fast paced novel.
It doesn't take very long to finish. The novel is in the form of letters written to the Chinese premier, Wen Jiabao, and there are some funny instances when the author makes a comparison of India's democracy with China's lack of democracy.
The book has a spine chilling effect. I felt bad with the two cases of hit and runs that occur, the apathy that appeared to prevail amongst the characters of the book, the matter-of-fact way in which Balram's two choices are portrayed. You can either be loyal, or you can break free.
The future lies with the yellow race and the brown race. Hmmm.... politically incorrect? Totally.
Incorrect novel?
Not totally.
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