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Summary: The God of Small Things
Review: The author had a knack for vividly describing scenes throughout the book. Unfortunately she relied too often on using mention of gross images to paint her pictures. Also, the storyline seemed to ramble on without any purpose.
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Summary: 5 stars, 10/10...and more good stuff!
Review: This book was amazing!..I just couldn't put it down...I even went as far as reading it on my roof...so I wouldn't be disturbed by people/pets/phone etc. The language is exquisite and Roy's portrayal of the characters and their very 'human' qualities, succeeded in drawing me in. Without giving the story-line away let me just say...i was very moved......and at times...... heart-broken..... as their attitudes and finally their fates were revealed. I look forward to reading more from Ms Roy
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Summary: Haunting and Achingly Bittersweet...
Review: Ms Roy quietly slips in, and takes your heart captive, while adroitly engaging your brain. She forces you to confront the ugliness of human nature, present in us all, then soothes the raw spot with visionary words of hope, and love... If you are unaffected by this book, if your guts aren't pitched to and fro, if your heart isn't rent asunder, then patched <haphazardly> back together, then you must be either hollow, or dead.
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Summary: India through the eyes of a child. And much more...
Review: This book is a fascinating story about a family in India. The story is not told in one move, but jumbs back and forth, gives insights into the future, drops hints and goes back to the beginning. This makes it very intriguing to read. Especially with the colourful language the author uses. The little details of a twin's life are stressed and the author spends line after line on a certain smell or colour or taste. She plays with the words like other people play with toys. Very intriguing and fascinating. And it gets people to start thinking about the little things in life, the purpose of life and about love. The love laws of who should be loved and how much...
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Summary: A Very Interesting First Novel
Review: If you like fast-paced literature, then you probably won't like this book. If you like to linger and savor beaded words, then you'll probably enjoy this story. I read that A. Roy did not edit this book. It was a first draft. I must say that whatever energy the author was trying to capture, she succeeded masterfully. This is the type of book that hits you a few days after reading it. It makes you think about the small details, and the sensory sentences that just doesn't leave you alone. Some people hated the ending. Even A. Roy was taken to court because of those last pages for allegedly violating indecency laws in India. I have to say that the last chapter was quite memorable and appropriate. It went beyond the laws of society, and the laws of most literary ending. It ended in ecstasy.
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Summary: love versus "value"
Review: it is very amusing for me to write something about a book that is so popular...who reads until here ? I think it is a very beautyful cruel real tale about the conflict between the "so called values" and love...this is what she describes high emotionally, often painfully for me to read...it toughed me very deep, so that I had to read it slowly...it is a book about the value of love... nothing more nothing less. I do not think that it's the best(if I would like rankings) book I've ever read, the characters represent ideas(very greek) and so they are kind of static...but it was one of my turning points, and to read it was a worthful experience for me at that time read it if you want...you may like it
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Summary: tragedy or kitch?
Review: I have never felt so ambivalent about a book before. Located somewhere between Greek tragedy and oil paintings of large-eyed sad children, this ornate & carefully constructed saga was such an agonizing read that at times I wanted to put it down without finishing it. The unbearably lovable child protagonists fall prey to every evil from colonialism to sex abuse to petty family dysfunction. In the end, I could not decide if I'd been shamelessly manipulated or artfully moved.
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Summary: beautifully written, but so dark-
Review: The story of a decaying family in India was so full of haunting exquisite detail and yet it left me feeling very uneasy. It was so dark, it was almost painful to finish. The Indian culture was explored, but several aspects would need to be reasearched by the reader in order to get a proper feel for what was occurring. I felt that several of the characters who suffered through the tale never were fully explained, and it was overall just so hopeless. This authors ability to evoke the five senses in her detailed description is truly a gift, but sometimes it is more than you want to deal with. It was a memorable read, not necessarily positive.
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Summary: Amazing book
Review: This is quite simply the best & most moving book I have ever read. The story line, the prose and most of all the heartbreaking but lovely characters are absolutely enchanting.I have never read a book before which can convey emotion so well through the use of words. The use of language is well documented and it does make God of small things stand apart from other books. The language is just one part of this novel though - it has many other amazing parts as well as the prose. I stongly urge everyone who enjoys books to buy this. You will not be dissapointed. Just thinking about this book brings tears to my eyes.
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Summary: Magical Story!
Review: I must say, this book is unlike any I have ever read. I loved the twists and turns, and the extremely childlike viewpoint which seemed to overshadow everything. I saw myself, my children, and the many silly thoughts that have rushed through my mind so many times, in her characters. Yes, dark on occasion and perhaps explicit in upleasant ways, still I believe the genius of this book centers on the viewpoint of a child... which is often brutally honest and observant. A beautiful book, and a most imaginative author. It was truly romantic, sensual, innocent and horrifying all at once - much like "real life" and as such, it was never boring. I intend to watch for future works by this talented soul.
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