The God of Small Things - Arundhati Roy

Posted : 2 years, 5 months ago at Jun 7 5:30

I’ve read this twice mostly because I somehow forgot about the first time. I like Arundhati Roy. She is not factory line driven to putting out a novel every so often and is willing to speak her mind about politics at the expense of her own popularity. The God of Small Things follows the lives of a luckless family, following a dramatic turn of events. The main characters are two egg twins Esthappen and Rahel and the story is really a variation on Romeo and Juliet, set in C20th India. I like the rhythms of this book. I know people say Roy rips off Salman Rushdie. I don’t know about that but I do know that she comes up with memorable phrases like ‘police tea’ and has great passion for her characters. Pass on the tea.

Posted : 3 years, 1 month ago at Oct 22 10:29

This book is hard for me to summarize. I had heard very good things and it was a Booker Prize winner, I had very high expectations. When I started the book it was a bit confusing and I had a brief stirring of disappointment but then I realized how beautifully the story was being told, as I let go of trying to figure it all out and let the story unfold for itself at it's own pace, I began to really enjoy it. I can see why some readers gave up on it but I'm glad I didn't and I think it was well worth it.

Rating : 8/10