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This was the first book I read after graduating from college as a literature major. I thought, "Wow! I get to choose a novel all by myself!" ...but I had no idea what I was getting myself into.
Roy's book is the incredibly heart-wrenching, painful story of fraternal twins whose lives take very different paths. The misery that marks their lives is rivaled only by their mother's strife and hardship. This story is difficult to swallow and utterly painful; however, the prose is some of the most remarkable that I've ever come across. Arundhati Roy quite literally creates her own mode of discourse for this novel, and the stark contrast of the sadness of the story and the lilting, wistful beauty of the prose will leave you absolutely breathless. I cannot recommend this book enough. It is truly a masterpiece.
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The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
Emily Mattson, September 4, 2006
This was the first book I read after graduating from college as a literature major. I thought, "Wow! I get to choose a novel all by myself!" ...but I had no idea what I was getting myself into.Roy's book is the incredibly heart-wrenching, painful story of fraternal twins whose lives take very different paths. The misery that marks their lives is rivaled only by their mother's strife and hardship. This story is difficult to swallow and utterly painful; however, the prose is some of the most remarkable that I've ever come across. Arundhati Roy quite literally creates her own mode of discourse for this novel, and the stark contrast of the sadness of the story and the lilting, wistful beauty of the prose will leave you absolutely breathless. I cannot recommend this book enough. It is truly a masterpiece.
(41 of 61 readers found this comment helpful)