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Title: Q & A: A Novel
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Author: Vikas Swarup
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Review of Q & A: A Novel

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• Posted on 2009-09-22
  Excellent
  
  Hilariously funny and sad at the same time;as good as "The White Tiger". Funny story about a naive poor waiter that wins 1 billion in a rigged phony game show. The game show tries to get the police to arrest him for cheating except they cannot find evidence. Shows you the real face of how the commoners in India have to live and the difficulties they have too endure. Well worth your time !
  
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• Posted on 2009-07-31
  A highly fascinating & entertaining story!
  
  I enjoyed this book so much from the very first sentence to the very last. It is so well written and the plot is great. I felt sympathy with the main character Ram Mohammad Thomas and I enjoyed reading about his adventurous life in India. And the end is brilliant! This book is quite simply a pleasure to read! It is one of my favorites.
  
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• Posted on 2009-05-27
  Puts its Film Adaptation to shame...
  
  ...and the movie won god damned Best Picture of the year!
  
  This book is unlike any other. Unlike the film, the characters in Q&A are believable, placed in an unflinching environment, pitted against very real circumstances. Whats more is that the character is easy to relate to, smart, and strong willed, while still affected by the daunting effects of emotion and acts accordingly to whatever outstanding circumstance (None of which are far fetched, considering the location) Swarup creates.
  
  The story will not only borrow your heart during the time that will fly by while Ram Mohammad Thomas tells you about his hardships, but it will give you a real insight into the culture of Mumbai, India.
  
  This is a must read! You will not be displeased!
  
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• Posted on 2009-05-26
  Amazing Story By A Talented Writer
  
  Q&A by Vikas Swarup focuses on the life of 19 year old Ram Mohammad Thomas, a poor server in Mumbai, India, who somehow wins a billion rupees on India's equivalent of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Convinced that he cheated (and unable to pay the winning prize amount), the producers try to jail the boy until an attorney interrupts. And that's just the first chapter.
  
  The rest of the book tells the story of Ram's life. Each chapter starts with him discussing with the attorney a certain memory from his past. Each chapter ends with a video clip of him answering a question from the quiz show correctly. Each story he tells correlates perfectly with the question and you learn how he answers each question perfectly. You cheer Ram on as he narrates his tale. His life is full of crazy episodes (living with has-been celebrities, learning about India's red light district, giving tours of the Taj Mahal illegally), but the crazier the better. The ending is far from disappointing, as Swarup delivers an interesting and shocking twist. Every person Ram meets throughout his life is important, every scenario memorable. The book is beautiful, addictive and incredibly entertaining. The writing is spot on and the heartbreaking and warming tale is one to be remembered. Ram is a character who lives on with you, weeks after the last page is closed.
  
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• Posted on 2009-05-17
  great story
  
  this is a phenomenal story told by a rookie writer.. it is not like the movie so if you have seen the movie this book is still a great choice because it really is quite different.. the characters are molded differently and different events take place.. great movie and great book.. a must read
  
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