a classic

Monumentale. Impossibile descrivere in un altro modo queste sei storie piene di intrighi e colpi di scena, che mi hanno tenuta incollata alle pagine perché dovevo sapere, sapere chi era l'assassino. Assolutamente consigliato; nei primi capitoli non è sempre facile tenere conto di tutti i nomi degli innumerevoli personaggi e dei luoghi che visitano, ma ne vale assolutamente la pena.

Dès le début du roman, la victime est morte. Six suspects dans l'Inde d'aujourd'hui. Nous allons suivre leur histoire et comprendre ce qui les a menés à cet endroit précis. Tous avaient un mobile.

La résolution de l'enquête est un peu décevante mais elle n'est selon moi pas l'important dans l'histoire. Ce sont plutôt les histoires des protanistes qui nous dressent un portrait de l'Inde, avec ses bons et ses moins bons côtés. Les politiciens sont tellement, mais tellement... grrr!

J'ai lu ce roman en Inde et je pense que connaître certaines références et façons de faire du pays m'a bien aidée à apprécier l'histoire. Qui finit quand même un peu en queue de poisson.

A good cast of characters, ranging from likeable to repulsive to pitiable to hateful. the only one I found hard to believe was the American who honestly read like Mater in Cars 2.

If I could I would give this a 3.5. It's better than a 3 but not quite a 4....it could have been editted a bit more for a better impact. He tried to envelope too much, but it was good fun to read.

Me ha sorprendido para bien. No creía que fuera un buen misterio "quién lo hizo", pero al final sí que lo es, si bien esa no es la intención.
El libro trata de hacer una somera radiografía de la India y una crítica a su corrupción política, a través del asesinato de un rico empresario indio que acaba de salir absuelto por el tribunal, y la historia de los seis sospechosos del crimen. De hecho, la novela está estructurada en un prólogo, la presentación de cada sospechoso, su móvil, las pruebas, las deducciones y ,por último, la confesión. Y la presentación y móvil de los sospechosos están narrados desde el punto de vista de cada uno de ellos, y con estilos diferentes: como un diario personal para la actriz, en presente para el ladrón de teléfonos móviles... El que me ha parecido más original es el del padre del asesinado, que está narrado sólo a través de sus llamadas telefónicas, que se separan por el icono de un teléfono. Aunque la historia más divertida es la del americano, que es al final una comedia del absurdo.
Como ya ocurriera en "Slumdog Millionere", el destino es un factor importante en la historia, de la misma forma que existen muchas casualidades, pero son verosímiles dentro del universo creado por el autor. La novela tiene un buen trabajo de estructura, donde las diferentes historias de los sospechosos se ordenan de tal manera que no te pierdes y descubres cómo cada una de ellas está interrelacionada.
En cuanto al final y el descubrimiento del culpable, que es importante en este tipo de novelas, al principio decepciona un poco, pero luego hay giros y más giros y cuando el verdadero culpable sale a la luz, sorprende.
En definitiva, una novela de búsqueda del asesino, que en realidad nos habla de la sociedad india actual y que es muy entretenida de leer.

This novel is a whodunnit murder mystery by the author who wrote Q & A (...that led to Slumdog Millionaire). The book had a common theme about India and its corruption. I raced through the book because the novel is set up with suspense and intrigue. However, there is something I just didn't like about the book, and I can't quite place it. I think it's the writing which is off-putting, but also the ridiculous-ness as the story progressed. The author was trying to be original with the storyline and its characters, but there was something generic about it. While "White Tiger" illustrated India's corruption in a smart, ingenious way that made you think beyond the book's writing, this book seemed more of a farce than a real in-depth look at India's class disparities. However, if the author's goal was to provide entertainment for the reader, then he succeeded.

Too many minor characters to follow, a lot of what I assume are Indian or Hindu terms that I was not familiar with. This book seemed to drag on, & because I have this weird thing about finishing a book no matter how bad, this took me a long time to read.

A bit choppy, hard to follow, but entertaining

I am such a horrible person! I couldn't resist reading this book with an Indian accent. I also found myself craving Indian food every time there was mention thereof, which is totally missing the point of the story.

When I first heard about this novel, I thought it would be a detective mystery--I like those. It turns out there's tribal ritualistic magic, out-of-body experiences, and even possession. Believe it or not, these were not the only far-fetched concepts in the novel. I've never seen any Indian movies, but I think that they would share that attribute with this novel--namely, too many "coincidences".

The author also takes it too far when it comes to diverting the readers' attention. I hate it when a crime mystery author withholds information; it makes it impossible for me to make any valid theories as to the solution.

The denouement, however, was not bad at all. It does make sense, even though it wasn't very predictable.

I enjoyed reading this book, but I didn't like it much. (Does this make any sense?)