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Two years ago in my 2007 Summer Reading List<\/a> I lauded the book, Q&A, by Vikas Swarup.\u00a0 I thought it was a WONDERFUL story, and highly recommended the audio version of the book.\u00a0 I am thrilled that it’s been turned in to a movie, Slumdog Millionaire, opening in Cleveland tonite!
\nHere’s an excerpt from my own review of the book:
\n[Jim\u2019s Notes:How do I describe this book? The premise is that a young, uneducated waiter who lives in Mumbai, India, has just won the largest Jackpot in television history \u2013 a billion rupees! \u2013 by answering a series of twelve consecutive and increasingly difficult questions on a \u201cwho wants to be a millionaire\u201d-like program on Indian television. The producers of the show find it impossible to believe that he achieved this without cheating. As the book opens, he is being arrested. He ends up in the custody of a police detective to whom he tells his story, demonstrating how his unique life circumstances led him to know \u2013 uneducated as he is \u2013 all the correct answers. The tale is an exploration of life for the indigent and servile masses in modern day India, the caste system, injustice, child slavery the buying and selling of lives, greed, friendship, love, betrayal, and most of all, the power of spirit. AND it is all wrapped up in an engaging story about an unassuming young man who has struggled to survive on his wits alone, in an unforgiving system, since he was orphaned at age seven.
\nIn the midst of much misery, by the way, this character never suffers \u2013 for suffering is not about pain but about how we respond to pain. He does not suffer because he sees life for what it is \u2013 life. He just keeps moving, doing what he needs to do to survive. (I do not believe this was a commentary by the author, but more my own observation. I never felt sorry for him \u2013 he simply tells his story in a straightforward matter — it is what it is).]\nTo read the rest of my review, you can download the list <\/a>from my archives.
\nIt’s got a 92% postive rating at RottenTomatoes.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Read the book.\u00a0 See the movie.\u00a0 I promise you your heart will feel lighter!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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