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This novel centered upon twins, the boy Estha and the girl Rahel, during a crucial time when they're seven-years-old in 1969 and when they're reunited 24 years later. I found many of the cultural details depicting modern India intriguing: the complex interplay between religion, politics, region, ethnicity, race, gender, the colonial legacy and especially caste.
But I found the story hard to get into and never engrossing. Partly this was because of jarring jumps in time, which left me disoriented ...more
But I found the story hard to get into and never engrossing. Partly this was because of jarring jumps in time, which left me disoriented ...more
Another Man Booker Prize winner which I was not overly impressed with.
The God of Small Things, set in Kerala India, is yet another novel focused on caste prejudices and racial intolerance.
This is a story of how a young girl's tragic drowning and a mother's forbidden love have a devastating and lasting effect on two young Indian twins.
While at times I found this tragic tale moving, I got rather fed up with the constant switching between the past and present. The prose was also over the top with ...more
The God of Small Things, set in Kerala India, is yet another novel focused on caste prejudices and racial intolerance.
This is a story of how a young girl's tragic drowning and a mother's forbidden love have a devastating and lasting effect on two young Indian twins.
While at times I found this tragic tale moving, I got rather fed up with the constant switching between the past and present. The prose was also over the top with ...more
I just started reading this book with the the group "Banned Books Club" here on Goodreads. I'm only at the very beginning, but I am REALLY enjoying it so far. I love her writing style.
If you've read this book and want to discuss it, or if you would like to read it with this great, intelligent & interesting group of people, head on over to the Banned Books Club and join in!!! ...more
If you've read this book and want to discuss it, or if you would like to read it with this great, intelligent & interesting group of people, head on over to the Banned Books Club and join in!!! ...more
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