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A review by emeraldgarnet
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
4.0
Roy uses some great prose and the plot is good.
A key moment that stood out for me was when the twins lied to the police to save their mother. This moment showed the manipulative ways of Baby Kochamma as well as the vast social gulf between the haves and have-nots:
In the years to come they would replay this scene in their heads. As children. As teenagers. As adults. Had they been deceived into doing what they did? Had they been tricked into condemnation?
In a way, yes. But it wasn't as simple as that. They both knew that they had been given a choice.
A key moment that stood out for me was when the twins lied to the police to save their mother. This moment showed the manipulative ways of Baby Kochamma as well as the vast social gulf between the haves and have-nots:
In the years to come they would replay this scene in their heads. As children. As teenagers. As adults. Had they been deceived into doing what they did? Had they been tricked into condemnation?
In a way, yes. But it wasn't as simple as that. They both knew that they had been given a choice.