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amejpg 's review for:
The God of Small Things
by Arundhati Roy
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A cold moth with unusually dense dorsal tufts landed lightly on Rahel’s heart. Where its icy legs touched her, she got goosebumps. Six goosebumps on her careless heart.
A little less her Ammu loved her.
unlike sophie mol this book was not Loved from the Beginning - the narrative was a pain to follow but there is some reward in soldiering through. i need to acknowledge the compelling bits like the orangedrink lemondrink part that made me want to scratch my skin off, a few genuinely funny bits (who would think to compare nipples to a saint bernard’s eyes?), and some poignant bits (moth) but overall there is not much payoff. saw a goodreads review that said that the author just seemed to be “resisting simplicity” and i have to agree.