Arundhati Roy's the God of Small Things: A Reader's Guide (Continuum Contemporaries)

by Julie Mullaney
Arundhati Roy's the God of Small Things: A Reader's Guide (Continuum Contemporaries)  
published May 2002 by Continuum International Publishing Group
binding Paperback
isbn 0826453279   (isbn13: 9780826453273)
pages 96
description This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to so...more
date added
12-07-06



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Palan
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07/03/08

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Half way through - for the secind time - and i'm loving it more - i found it quite tough going the first time round.
The way it drifts from one thought to the next (whilst filling in the gaps of the current tale - but its definitely worth reading - i love how she repeats the phrases each time she re-visits or repats a certain phrase, the most sophisticated form of cuteness i've encountered in a book in a while...
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Steven
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01/19/08

I loved this book.

I think it's about how history creates politics that ruin peoples lives in tragic and disturbing ways. She also has a way with words. I remember the end of the book made me squeamish.
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Lizzie
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Read in January, 2004
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Beautiful writing...highly emotional...I admit I do cry often when reading books and watching movies but I sobbed when reading this...very moving
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09/17/07

Read in November, 2002
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very amazing....!!!love it so bad but i lose this book , anyone want to give me this book as a present for me??
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I will read this when I have nothing better to do or I'm at soccer practice. It's ok so far.
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Erinne
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I did not find this book incredibly memorable.
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