Thursday, September 20, 2012
Update on Outside Reading Book
My first outside reading book is The White Tiger written by Aravind Adiga. So far I am about half way into it and I am enjoying it a lot. The setting takes place in India and the culture seems very interesting but also very different and contrasting to American culture. The book is written as a series of letters that are written The Premier of China explaining why his face is on wanted posters. The protagonist recalls all throughout the book about flashbacks to his childhood and his jobs. The point that I am at right now is that he is a driver to a wealthy family and acts as their chauffeur. He takes the couple to New Delhi and drives them around. Each chapter of the book is a new letter written to the Premier of China and he starts each one as if he is carrying out a normal conversation. I like the style that this book is written in because it is not extremely formal and it is like you are having a conversation, or listening in on one. I am excited to read on and solve the mystery as to why his face is on these posters and the continuation of his job.
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I've always liked epistolary novels (vocabulary word!), especially when written from multiple perspectives (which looks like this one is not).
ReplyDeleteHow is this medium/format affecting the story?