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    The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy. It explores the childhood experiences of twin siblings whose lives are destroyed by societal expectations about love. Though it deals with one Indian family, it delves deeply into questions of social boundaries like the Indian caste system. The novel uses non-chronological storytelling to highlight how small events shape the twins' lives. It immerses readers in Indian culture while addressing universal themes about family, tradition, and the capacity for love. The book challenges readers through its nonlinear narrative and exploration of difficult subjects like abuse and incest.

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    The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy. It explores the childhood experiences of twin siblings whose lives are destroyed by societal expectations about love. Though it deals with one Indian family, it delves deeply into questions of social boundaries like the Indian caste system. The novel uses non-chronological storytelling to highlight how small events shape the twins' lives. It immerses readers in Indian culture while addressing universal themes about family, tradition, and the capacity for love. The book challenges readers through its nonlinear narrative and exploration of difficult subjects like abuse and incest.

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    The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy. It explores the childhood experiences of twin siblings whose lives are destroyed by societal expectations about love. Though it deals with one Indian family, it delves deeply into questions of social boundaries like the Indian caste system. The novel uses non-chronological storytelling to highlight how small events shape the twins' lives. It immerses readers in Indian culture while addressing universal themes about family, tradition, and the capacity for love. The book challenges readers through its nonlinear narrative and exploration of difficult subjects like abuse and incest.

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    The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy.

    It is a story about
    the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the “love laws” that
    lay down who should be loved and how and when and how much and in what circumstances.
    The book explores how the small things affect people's behavior and their lives. The book also
    reflects its irony against casteism, which is a major discrimination that prevails in India.
    The novel follows twin brother and sister Estha and Rahel, and the events that build-up to and
    follow the drowning death of their cousin while all three are children. Though the novel
    ostensibly deals with the interpersonal complexities of one Indian family, it delves deeply into
    questions of social and cultural boundaries-particularly the long shadow of the Indian caste
    system and its limitations on who one can and should love. The novel is notable for its non-
    chronological framework which makes extensive use of flashbacks and flash forwards to
    highlight the interconnectedness of the various events, both big and small, that shape Estha and
    Rahel's lives.
    What makes it an illustrious composition is that it is a celebration of language and the beauty of
    words. Each word is carefully chosen. Each sentence is perfect. The words flow like poetry and
    demand to be read a second time for their sheer beauty. But this isn't poetry. It's a novel and
    having this lofty level of freedom in words, expressing so salient topics like it’s nothing it’s
    beyond astonishing. The structure, style and extraordinary wordplay are highly imaginative,
    perhaps even the work of a genius.
    What makes it challenging is that this tragic story is not told chronologically, jumping primarily
    between two distinct times—two weeks when the twins are 7 years old and later when they are
    31 years old. And sometimes the jump comes without warning, which makes it very confusing.
    Key plot points are revealed long before they actually occur. And even while a major part of the
    plot is unfolding, the action jumps in time—from one day ahead to four days behind to two
    weeks ahead. As the author herself says, "It begins at the end and ends in the middle."
    The book immerses the reader a lot in Indian and Keralan culture which I enjoyed a lot. On the
    other hand, the main story is very universal, it could be set almost anywhere in the past century.
    The main themes about the role and breakdown of family, tradition, social hierarchies and
    mainly about missing and trying to find the capacity to love also resonates really much with me.
    The specific Indian issues (the caste system, relations to the British, etc.), mainly provide the
    backdrop on which the fundamental human issues play out. In this way it really meant a lot to
    me, experiencing the feelings that this novel stirred up in me.
    I would totally recommend this book to everyone, but I must say that it shook me. This book
    was my gate, my way out of this utopia I was living in before I read it. This book is harsh and it
    follows rough subjects such as child abuse, incest, family fights and many more. In order to
    fully understand everything you read and to successfully set foot in and leave the universe
    created by the book you have to pay an immense amount of attention to every detail, to be very
    focused on the topic and connect your whole mind to the story.

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