Book Review: The God of Small things

 

Yes, it has been a long time coming! This book was penned by Arundhati Roy, an Indian  author and published in the year 1997.Unfortunately,do to some twisted chants of the cosmic universe, I got to read only last week.

Honestly, not discovering this earlier was a tragedy. It is a masterpiece!

The story revolves around a rich, influential Christian family with its roots in a society that maintains its structure within a caste system laying down seen and unseen laws of love, behaviour, wealth and opportunities. Swirling around this is communism, an ideology yielding to the intentions of the beholder.

The story is narrated through the eyes of children(the two -egg twins), adults, the destitute, the powerful and the villians. The chapters are non-linear, playing between different time zones. There is mischief ,love, revenge and a life changing tragedy.

However, I think it is the authenticity that makes it absolutely unique!! It is raw, no pretences and exposes every emotion, thought, fact and truth unapologetically. Secondly, it is descriptive to the tiny details to the fineness  such that you see, hear and feel the emotions, the land and the people. It is theatre between lines.

I think this book is a power house and if you missed it, I wish the entire universe will conspire and bring the book to you.