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Arundhati Roy: The God of Small Things (1997) 4 stars

The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy. It …

Review of 'The God of Small Things' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Till the tenth chapter, I was disconnected to the frustrating, non -linear narrative. The whole time I told the character - "people die, kid. This is not grief. Don't exaggerate. This is boring. "

The story picks up and the same annoying (remains annoying) narrative draws the reader to the dark, inside jokes. By the end, I learnt that senseless deaths are inconsolable.

The book ends beautifully. Never have I had such closure despite nothing really changing for the characters. The strongest last chapter.. Nothing else could have had that impact