Reviews - Bůh maličkostí

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Bůh maličkostí

Michaela Lauschmannová, Arundhati Roy

3.94 AVERAGE

raggadahl's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

michellecosm's review against another edition

2.75

dark

jessedithgc's review against another edition

4.25

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

atiaditya3's review against another edition

5.0

Beautiful and very sad book.. Arundhati Roy’s prose is so brilliant that I kept highlighting lines from every other page. Love the way she describes even the little things that we tend to overlook.
I’m definitely going to read all of her books now.

My favourite lines - “Man’s subliminal urge to destroy what he could neither subdue nor defy. Men’s Needs”.

littlephuton98's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

verygeo's review against another edition

4.25

i do not think i have ever read a book that has so accurately captures a child internally navigating and coming to understand the dynamics they exist within, especially when trauma is involved. stunning writing, highlighted so many lines

ps: baby kochamma i despise u so thoroughly

georgiaswad's review against another edition

5.0

a masterpiece - absolutely blew me away. reminded me at points of gabriel garcía márquez’s ‘one hundred years of solitude’ in the sheer magnitude of the narrative.
a must read for anyone who values gorgeous prose and heartbreakingly vivid characterisation
probably one of my new favourite books of all time

thegreatgabsi's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious 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: Yes

len_schaller's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark inspiring sad tense 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: Complicated

deadpan_reads's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I just don't get it. The only thing I remember from this book is the orange drink lemon drink man and slightest amount of Velutha and Ammus relationship. I'll definitely have to reread it in the future to truly understand it, the whole book was super confusing to me. But I'm not rereading it any time soon. I barely enjoyed reading it. Though, some of the prose was interesting. This novel is definitely the most different book I've ever read.

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