A review by warboyziri
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

challenging dark emotional 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? No
This was a really hard read but I'm glad I read it. Hard because of Arundhati Roy's specific way of establishing incredible catastrophe in the first few chapters, and then filling out the story in reverse, in parallel, throughout the book. I'm amazing at the story structure, and impressed by how she managed to flesh out all the characters so well, explaining every good and bad trait in them and their motives. Ridiculously descriptive writing that feels meditative. Peaceful. Until it's describing a horror, when it feels suffocating and real. Insane book.
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