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 Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92 EAN: 9780316728201 Format: Import ISBN: 0316728209 Label: Little, Brown Manufacturer: Little, Brown Number Of Pages: 944 Publication Date: May 06, 2004 Publisher: Little, Brown Studio: Little, Brown Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Overstuffed messShantaram is an ambitious novel. Unfortunately, Gregory David Roberts' 900+ pages of ambition suffers from a lack of competent editing, or perhaps from no editing at all. To be sure, there are sections of the book that are engaging and fascinating, such as those that describe Lin's (the protagonist) experiences as a Bombay slum doctor or his visits to the Standing Babas and his friend Prubaker's village. But there are an equal number of dull, repetitive and poorly written passages. Roberts' tendency ... Read More Rating:  - A Literary MasterpieceBest prose I've ever seen from an ex prisoner. Raises the big questions in philosophy in the context of a gripping story layered with literary flourishes. I couldn't put it down and read all 936 pages in less than 2 weeks. Shaun Attwood Rating:  - Life in Mumbai, IndiaI was a little hesitant when I first picked up this book because of its thickness, but I'm glad I did. Gregory David Roberts has this amazing way of describing things through words. He made me fall in love with Mumbai, India; which is where this book was set. This book is about his life in India. Most of it is based on actual events, however some of it was fabricated for entertainment purposes. The story is about his life in India, and his life in the organised crime business. Read More Rating: - The only bookI have never been so moved to laugh out loud and shed tears by a book. EVER...this is an amazing book. I couldn't put it down until it was done and read. Rating:  - Great story, shame about the writingI'm halfway through Shantaram and I am enjoying it - it helps that I'm actually travelling through India while reading it. However, every so often, I have to put it down to digest prose that is so purple, I'm caught between nausea and the giggles. It's a shame, as the story itself is so compelling and exciting (even though occasionally it seems to be just a series of vignettes); it could have benefited from sparse, stark writing. So an average of three stars from me - for a five star read ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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