India's wiliest investigative journalist, Arun Advani, makes it his mission to nail the murderer. In doing so, the amazing, tender and touching lives of six eccentric characters unravel before our eyes. But can we trust Advani? Or does he have another agenda in mind?
©2008 Vikas Swarup; (P)2009 BBC Audiobooks Ltd
"Is unputdownable a word?"
And I thought "Q&A" was brilliant....
This story is so cleverly told, everything is woven together brilliantly. I love Vikas Swarup, he is an amazing storyteller and manages to somehow imbibe a sense of hope into the most hopeless of situations and lives. He draws the class and caste contrasts beautifully and draws the reader into the lives of his characters completely.
I enjoyed the narration, although the American accent of our call centre hero did nothing for me. I am not American, so not an expert judge, but it didn't sound quite right to me.....
"great listen"
It's easy to listen o, fun, totally non-pretentious, filled with big & little truths in its observations of the universals of life, somewhat schematic at times, but never boring. An author that proceeds with leisure at an easy pace, with equal interest in all his characters.
"A rare masterpiece"
Beutifull, exiting, funny, sad, strange, mistery, and a social critique. Vikas Swarup is a master storyteller. The narrator is perfect and makes no mistakes.
I highly recommend this wonderful book
"Tangible India - the impossible whodunnit"
Yes, I will! I already have.It provides an intelligent and insightful taste of India - one can feel the crowds, touch the garments, taste the food, dislike the politicians. Six Suspects brings this interesting and complex country and culture to life.
The plot was initially very difficult to follow, until each of the main characters has stamped his or her own story unto the plot. It started making sense in Part II and really came together in Part III.
His tones, his accents for each character, his enthusiasm, his consistency with regard to each individual character. It was a really good audio performance. Even if you don't like the story, its worth listening just for the performance.
The tribal guy. He is the mirror in which all societies should look at themselves. The cellphone thief was also adorable.Mohan Kumar was the least believable of all the characters. The American guy was downright irritating - a very good typecast.
You won't guess the killer until the very last few minutes! It's worth going all the way.The story is beautifully told, albeit a little complex initially. I loved it, expecially from halfway through Part II. In a creative way, it breaks open India to each foreigner who knows very little about Indian culture, and at the same time entertains with a good 'whodunnit'.
"shades of forrest Gump!"
This is an awesome book! It highlights the meaningless chance incidents that end up shaping our lives. Similar to Forrest Gump this book makes us aware of the small choices that can make or break our lives. This is often to the good and sometimes not so much. an awesome story that makes looking at the inequities in some cultures as an opportunity to make things work for the best. And if not, make us aware of the difference that can be made by seemingly small things.
"found the narrator distracting"
I honestly can't say what I think of the story as the narrator's heavy handed accents for the characters kept pulling me out of the narrative. I think if accents are necessary to a story, perhaps source people with those accents to read the dialogue for those characters.
1992, computer science student, wish there were more video game adaption audiobooks...
"Yes, it is as good as Q&A..."
Narration is awesome and the story is bound to keep you entertained for hours...
Reading about each of the suspect's lives you sometimes get lost and forget what book your reading, but eventually when everything starts connecting you realize what a buatiful story it is...
I downloaded an old game from my childhood called Supaplex (remade as WinPlex) and played it while listening to this book, awesome experience...
I am a voracious reader given the opportunity and can usually find some value in any book. I think there are only 3 books I never finished.
"Too whiny"
Different character portrayal by the narrator.
It would have to be very highly recommended
I didn't like the way the narrator portrayed many characters. They came across as too whiny
Didn't finish it. I was disappointed with it.
Some parts of the story were interesting. It has potential.