By Nina Ogden · The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
In Kerala, fraternal twins watch the small laws of love shatter their family. This one split the room at last week's meeting, so let's keep it going here.
Read it out loud to my partner in the evenings — highly recommend that way. The dialogue is doing about four jobs at once. Already lent my copy out twice.
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I came in skeptical and left completely won over. The prose does that trick where it's plain until suddenly it isn't. Five stars from me.
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Read it out loud to my partner in the evenings — highly recommend that way. It's a quiet book with a very loud ending. Solid four stars, and a full five for the ending.
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I came in skeptical and left completely won over. The prose does that trick where it's plain until suddenly it isn't. Still thinking about that final line.
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Second read for me, and it's a different book the second time. I loved how little it explains itself. One of my favourites from the archive.
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Finished this one in two sittings and I'm still turning the last chapter over. There's a generosity in how the author treats even the awful characters. Thanks to everyone who posted here — made the read twice as good.
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Read it out loud to my partner in the evenings — highly recommend that way. It's a quiet book with a very loud ending. Bumping the author's backlist to the top of my stack.
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I had to pause halfway through and just sit with it. The prose does that trick where it's plain until suddenly it isn't. Would happily do a re-read discussion next year.
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Read it out loud to my partner in the evenings — highly recommend that way. It's a quiet book with a very loud ending. Already lent my copy out twice.
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I had to pause halfway through and just sit with it. Every scene has a door in it. Someone in chat pointed that out and I lost my mind. Five stars from me.
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I annotated so heavily the margins ran out. There's a generosity in how the author treats even the awful characters. Still thinking about that final line.
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Second read for me, and it's a different book the second time. Whoever flagged the recurring water imagery — thank you, I can't unsee it now. Solid four stars, and a full five for the ending.
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I annotated so heavily the margins ran out. The pacing wobbles in the third quarter but the payoff earns it. Five stars from me.
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Second read for me, and it's a different book the second time. I loved how little it explains itself. Already lent my copy out twice.
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I annotated so heavily the margins ran out. There's a generosity in how the author treats even the awful characters. Would happily do a re-read discussion next year.
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Perfect winter read. Or summer. Or any month, apparently. The dialogue is doing about four jobs at once. Bumping the author's backlist to the top of my stack.
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I annotated so heavily the margins ran out. The pacing wobbles in the third quarter but the payoff earns it. Thanks to everyone who posted here — made the read twice as good.
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Second read for me, and it's a different book the second time. I loved how little it explains itself. One of my favourites from the archive.
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This is the pick that made me rejoin the club, honestly. Every scene has a door in it. Someone in chat pointed that out and I lost my mind. Still thinking about that final line.
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Perfect winter read. Or summer. Or any month, apparently. The dialogue is doing about four jobs at once. Solid four stars, and a full five for the ending.
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