Scan barcode
A review by mmcloe
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-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? No
5.0
I'm absolutely sobbing.
A stunning engagement with ecology, family, power, forbidden love, identity, and trauma all against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society. The language is also STUNNING - a simply poetic rendering of children's treatment of language as plastic and startling (which is lost to us in adulthood).
A stunning engagement with ecology, family, power, forbidden love, identity, and trauma all against the backdrop of a rapidly changing society. The language is also STUNNING - a simply poetic rendering of children's treatment of language as plastic and startling (which is lost to us in adulthood).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Pedophilia, and Violence
Moderate: Incest