Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

24 reviews

minaisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Colonisation, and Classism

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Oof

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

yinflower's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Child death, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Incest

jellyparfum's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

chilu_esquivel08's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"Su madre la quería un poco menos."

"No era joven ni vieja, pero tenía una edad en que la muerte ya era un hecho posible."

"Pero, ¿qué puede decirse? Sólo que hubo lágrimas."

Fue una mala y buena idea leer este libro en conjunto con El cielo de piedra de N.K. Jemisin. Si Jemisin se metió en mi mente, Arundhati Roy se metió en mi corazón.

Desde antes ya tenía presente que esta novela toca temas sensibles y un tanto fuertes, pero lo que no me esperaba (y hubiera deseado que alguien me lo dijera), es que tuviera una gran cantidad de abuso emocional y verbal en sus páginas; no lo veo como un defecto, sin embargo son temas que me afectan un poco más personalmente y que me recuerdan a algunas cosillas no tan bonitas.

Fuera de eso. Wow.

Debo ser honesta, la pasé mal leyendo esto, pero al mismo tiempo no pude parar de leer; esta historia me absorbió completamente y me marcó bastante. He leído varias reseñas que dicen que la forma en la que está escrita esta novela es bastante confusa y hasta mal hecha, yo la verdad estoy en desacuerdo, personalmente en ningún momento me molestó, la forma metafórica, descriptiva y poética para este tipo de historia es tan... correcta (?).

Como dice el título, esta novela trata sobre las Pequeñas Cosas y cómo estas afectan en las Grandes Cosas; se entrelazan mucho a lo largo de toda la historia, van de aquí a allá y desencadenan en algo a medida que avanza la historia; y lo mismo pasa al revés, las Grandes Cosas afectan a las Pequeñas Cosas y pueden terminar en tragedia.

Ha sido la primera novela que he leído que se desarrolla en India, es interesante ver cómo la colonización y el sistema de castas perduran hasta el día de hoy, creo que es bastante similar a lo que aún ocurre aquí en México, se presenta de una manera muy muy sutil cómo se les da preferencia a ciertas razas y ciertas costumbres mientras se discriminan a otras.

¿Es un buen libro? Sí. ¿Ha sido uno de los mejores que he leído en mi vida? No lo sé, tengo tantos sentimientos entrelazados dentro de mí y necesito procesarlos. ¿Se los recomiendo? Claro que sí, aunque al igual que con La quinta estación, no es un libro para pasar un buen rato, pero de una manera u otra los marcará y les hará ver la historia de India.

Ahora si me permiten, iré a descansar mi corazón, que lo necesito bastante.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

thesupermassive's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

blossom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Although utterly heartbreaking, the rhythmic melodic narrative format is addictive and all consuming. There are parts of this book that will never leave my brain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Racism, and Colonisation

mxpringle's review

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

marjolainegenot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Absolutely beautiful. Emotional. Immersive. Playful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

aslanjade's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Colonisation