By Arundhati Roy: The God of Small Things

Amazing fiction work from one of the foremost polemicists writers in the 20th century. A meaningful and well written epic spanning generations, cultures, and political upheaval. Also a heart-wrenching coming of age/ family drama story. The word play is simply quintessential; I love Roy's use of her architecture training in her vocabulary. Poetic imagery in prose. A very worth-while read.

Sometimes it was hard to keep the characters names straight. There seemed to be 2 names for each character, thus, made it hard to be sure who I was reading about. That aside, this book has amazing content and message. A clasic

Wonderful book. I had borrowed it from a neighbor and our puppy chewed it up, got this used copy to replace hers.

Read this for class, and was surprisingly intrigued. Very good read. I reccomned it to those who want to gain a new perspective on life, love, and family.

One of my favorite books of all time. Up there with Pride and Predjudice, The Great Gatsby, etc.

A fine novel, one that this reader will think about for a long time.

Too much time describing got in the way of the story, which seems to bounce from one thing to the next in a haphazard manner.

Very enjoyable story that gives an in-depth insight into Indian culture.