Taken from http://weread.com/review/Slumdog+Millionaire/2356079
Originally published as "Q&A", this book was almost just as good as the movie it inspired! However, do not think the book is anywhere near close to the movie plot. The basic storyline seems to be the ONLY connection between the book and the film. The various scenarios that happen to Jamal (in the book his name is Ram) are either very loosely based on the events described in the book, or they are different entirely. Even the ending is completely different to the movie version, but has a sudden unexpected twist that startles you so much that you really don't care anyway.
"Slumdog Millionaire" has a complex storyline which confuses you when you first start reading, but as you start to get into it, all of the mysteries in the beginning of the novel begin to unravel nicely.
Vika Swarup writes in such a way as to keep you at the edge of your seat up to the last page. A very good read indeed....
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