The God of Small Things

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by Arundhati Roy (Goodreads Author)

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Chloe This book haunted me. It crept into my bones and it is simply a great novel. It is painful and describes things that may strike others as "not very ni…moreThis book haunted me. It crept into my bones and it is simply a great novel. It is painful and describes things that may strike others as "not very nice" - but she writes all her work with passion and conscience. Why read a review - read the book and decide yourself if it's great or not. Reviewers are only readers with a place to share opinions. We are all reviewers if we read and think about our reading.
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Lucy When the cook, Kochu Maria, meets Sophie Mol she sniffs her hands. Chacko explains that's her way of kissing.
Margaret asks whether that's what men and…more
When the cook, Kochu Maria, meets Sophie Mol she sniffs her hands. Chacko explains that's her way of kissing.
Margaret asks whether that's what men and women do, too and Ammu sarcastically replies that that's how they make babies.(less)
Ecosport Out beyond ideas of right doing
and wrongdoing
There is a field.
I will meet you there. .. this is a quote i often heard i guess of Rumi but god of small…more
Out beyond ideas of right doing
and wrongdoing
There is a field.
I will meet you there. .. this is a quote i often heard i guess of Rumi but god of small things seems to says same (less)

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