BRILLIANT BOOK!! (Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts)

Member Name: kmerc1

Product:	Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts
Date:	26/10/09 (16 review reads)
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Advantages: Too many to list

Disadvantages: None

This is a must read for anyone, no matter what sort of novels you are into it has everything in it. The story is a semi-autobio of Gregory David Roberts, who is an ex-heroin addict, with this in mind it's impossible to not love his character, someone who is wise, loyal, selfless and just an all round nice guy with a dark past, and just trying to make a name for himself. However it is not the characters in the book that you will fall in love with (Lin, Prabu) but also the book's setting, India. Yes there is financial hardship in some of the slums, but the book demonstrates that each person out there always cares those around them. I wasn't really bothered about india before I read this book, but now it is one of my top 5 destinations that I want to visit. A book that I can read over and over again, and I can't wait for the film to come out, which is starring Johnny Depp. :-)

Summary: Superb!