The God Of Small Things: A Review
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In one word the book can only be described as phenomenal! Arundhati Roy takes us on such an amazing journey of Kerala, the land of beauty, communism and age old prejudices that we are one with the journey and the first reaction after reading the book is to turn the pages and start all over again.
Roy’s style of writing is mesmerizing and engaging at the same time as she writes about things that deter the progress of a state that has the highest literacy rate in the India. Her use of imagery is breathtaking and her analytical brilliance shines through the book as she writes about the position of women in society, the innocence of children and the spread of Communism in Kerala.
Estha and Rahel are twins who share more than the normal bond of siblings, something they don’t understand themselves. Ammu, their mother is a strong, independent woman who resents staying in her mother’s home and suffering general ridicule for being a divorcee, shackled to bonds she cannot sever. Velutha, an untouchable, is an enormously talented man who is forced to join the communist party as society does not accept him as an equal.
The Booker prize was well deserved and in Arundhati Roy I have found a writer who is both inspiring and inimitable. Read “The God of small things” if you don’t want to miss a piece of wonderful writing.
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Hi Sobia,
Nice review…
But I honestly feel that the writer has used vulgar language unnessarily. She could convey the same feelings in a milder tone. What do you think?
Thanks! I think every genius is a bit flawed, so is she but her strong narrative quite makes up for that. Sample this “When Estha and Rahel were born Ammu was exhausted. She counted ten perfect teeth, ten toes and ten fingers but she did not count the single Siamese soul that held them together”.