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14 Reddit comments about Shantaram: A Novel:

u/breakerbreaker · 13 pointsr/AskReddit

Here's a few that won't get mentioned since it seems like people are only putting down books they had to read for school.

Shantaram - Fictional but based off author being an escaped Australian convict who joins the Bombay mafia.

Catch Me If You Can - Read this years ago. It's supposed to be true but apparently a lot of it is just tale tales. Don't care, most fun I've had reading a book.

Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter - Finally, a smart book about video games that won't insult your intelligence. All gamers who care about the games they play should read this. It also does a great job on showing where the industry is failing creatively. God I loved this book.

Anything by Chuck Klosterman - He's funny, smart and writes on deep philosophical/sociological ideas by talking about Saved By The Bell and other pop culture ideas.

u/Thrace · 9 pointsr/books
u/mushpuppy · 4 pointsr/books

Excellent book yes. But the most undeservedly overlooked book in my opinion is Shantaram, which is one of the best books written in English in the past 50 years.

u/[deleted] · 3 pointsr/IAmA

I've been saying this a lot on reddit lately, but read this book mate: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. It's about a guy who was forced to do this. probably the greatest novel I have ever read.

u/rememberese · 3 pointsr/travel

Shantaram by Gregory Roberts.
I've been reading through this book for a few years, but it so beautifully depicts Bombay that I so desperately want to visit.

It's also a lovely book.

u/blutangclan · 2 pointsr/ifyoulikeblank
u/FlatulentDirigible · 2 pointsr/see

This is pretty random, but if anyone has read the book Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts...This is pretty much how I imagined Prabaker was almost all the time.

Also, if you haven't read that book and you want to read an engaging, albeit LONG story, it is quite worth it. 10/10 would read again!

u/antipositron · 2 pointsr/india

I wasn't too keen on White Tiger - it just came across as a bit pretentious - very makey-uppy. But I can see how it would shock and awe the non-Indian readers as a lot of stuff that Indians can gloss over could be positively disturbing to average Western reader.

I am currently reading (nearly finished) Shantaram by Greogry David Roberts. I don't know how much of that is fact, and how much fiction, but man, I am stunned by the international dimension of Mumbai underworld. I had heard of names like Chotta Rajan, Shakeel, Dawood Ibrahim etc, but I could have never guessed how diverse the activities of the Mafia are. Drugs and narcotics seems to be just the tip of the iceberg, if you read this book. I would seriously recommend this to other desi readers.

u/spaceapesRhere · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

Shantaram. Actually, I think it would be better as an HBO/Showtime series since I don't think they could condense the whole movie into 120 mins.

u/Shyamallamadingdong · 1 pointr/india

Read the book Shantaram, It's about a foreigner who discovers India and it's Good, Bad and ugly side!

I'm sure you'll enjoy it

u/Slagard · 1 pointr/gaming

Check out this book http://www.amazon.com/Shantaram-Novel-Gregory-David-Roberts/dp/0312330529

It is basically GTA Mumbai.

u/i1ducati · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Shantaram, just started but its great. About an australian guy that escapes prison and becomes a criminal in India (I think so far). I think about 50% or more is true: http://www.amazon.com/Shantaram-Novel-Gregory-David-Roberts/dp/0312330529

u/matohota · 1 pointr/AskReddit

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts.
It's an investment of time (i.e 944 pages) but the first line is:
"It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured."

It's a (slightly fictionalized) account of an escaped convict who creates a new life in Bombay. One of the few books that I deeply regretted finishing.