Shantaram: A Novel by Gregory David Roberts Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Shantaram: A Novel
Book Review: Amazing and Beautiful
Summary: 5 Stars
This novel was wonderful...I didn't want to put it down and was truly sad when it came to an end.
I met someone recently from India who met GDR through a friend and had coffee with him. They discussed the book and GDR maintains that the story is true. Not that I doubted it but i guess it made it even more real.
I highly recommend this book - one of the best in a very long time!
Book Review: Amazing book
Summary: 5 Stars
I read this book on the recommendation of a friend, who has aboslutely disparate reading preferences. I've read all of Ayn Rand, loved Peter Benchley as a kid, and went through my existential stage, reading Sartre, Camus, Kierkegaard & Nietzsche. I prefer non-fiction these days, 1776 and others around the Revolutionary war being my latest love. So with her love of Harry Potter, I immediately recoiled at her recomendation... but not having a book at the time and quite a bit of travel upcoming, I gave it a shot, and I continue to thank her for it. This book is great. The story is fantastic and artfully written. I'm sure some will pan him for the writing style, but those people should not take themselves so seriously. The book is an absolute joy to read, and impossible to put down. The story is at times heartwarming and heartwrenching, and entertaining throughout. GET THE BOOK! You will definitely not regret it.Book Review: Amazing story - not well told
Summary: 2 Stars
Gregory focused too much on trying to write a piece of literature; he should have just focused on telling his amazing story.Book Review: Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the first time I've written a comment for a book but I felt compelled to after reading Shantaram. I LOVED this book from beginning to end. I thought when I started the 900+ pages that at least there would be a couple segments that would bore me or I would gloss over more quickly. This was not the case with this book - it was gripping and entertaining the entire time. He is a master story-teller. I'm looking forward to my next read by this author.Book Review: Amazing, must read!
Summary: 5 Stars
This novel is mostly autobiographical...and simply amazing. Every page is masterfully written, beautifully experienced, and thoughtfully shared.
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