The God of Small Things

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Audiobook

English language

Published June 6, 2017 by Blackstone Audio.

ISBN:
978-1-5384-0766-0
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The God of Small Things is the 1997 debut novel written by Indian author Arundhati Roy. The novel follows the seven-year-old twins Estha and Rahel as they navigate their childhood and the circumstances surrounding the arrival of their British cousin to Ayemenem, India. The novel's events are set against the backdrop of social discrimination and political upheaval in 1960s Kerala, with casteism and British colonialism in India being central themes. Upon publication, the novel became a bestseller and was the recipient of the 1997 Booker Prize. The God of Small Things is Roy's most well known work and is considered a staple of postcolonial literature.

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Avoid this "literary genius" that is the '97 booker prize winner.

I have no clue why so many people loved this book. There isn't anything there to like. A bunch of characters, none of which I grew to care for. A bunch of stuff happened that seems not very interconnected. I kept waiting for an exciting ending, and that was pretty much a big nothing burger too. The only thing that came out of this was a discussion on the LibraryThing Talk forum about "what is literature, and why do people think they are supposed to like it." If it was a dead tree, I never would have finished it. I did finish it over a period of five months since it was the only audiobook I had on my phone.

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Subjects

  • caste
  • India
  • Kerala
  • divorce
  • police brutality
  • twins
  • social hierarchy
  • social status