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A review by thehelenaiad
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
4.0
I can’t believe I ever set this book down in a soft DNF!
This book’s prose is something I’ve never experienced before. Arundhati Roy’s writing is something so incredible and even without the story presented in this book would be something so breathtaking within itself.
This book is something so strange and deals with heavy topics in a way that get beautifully (if that’s how you can even begin to describe this writing)and yet loosely explained until everything seems to come together, plot wise.
I will say, however, there are content warnings that may need to be looked into before picking up this book!
Overall, the exploration of time, family, “love laws”, and oppression amongst other things, were very captivating.
This is not a 5 star read for me only because it kept me swept into a whirlwind I was not able, at some points, to keep my head from.
But! It was an amazing book.
This book’s prose is something I’ve never experienced before. Arundhati Roy’s writing is something so incredible and even without the story presented in this book would be something so breathtaking within itself.
This book is something so strange and deals with heavy topics in a way that get beautifully (if that’s how you can even begin to describe this writing)and yet loosely explained until everything seems to come together, plot wise.
I will say, however, there are content warnings that may need to be looked into before picking up this book!
Overall, the exploration of time, family, “love laws”, and oppression amongst other things, were very captivating.
This is not a 5 star read for me only because it kept me swept into a whirlwind I was not able, at some points, to keep my head from.
But! It was an amazing book.