The Reading Group Reads...
Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things
OR NOT, as the case may be! Arundhati Roy's first novel, The God of Small
Things, took four years to write, was acclaimed as a masterpiece and rapidly
became an international literary sensation.
Brought up in Kerala, Roy trained as an architect in New Delhi, where she wrote screenplays for television and film, before locking herself away to write The God of Small Things. Drawn from experiences in Roy's life, it tells the tragic story of a Syrian Christian family from Aymenem, in Kerala, riven by internal jealousies and divided by social prejudices.. ..yes, it's not a happy book.
Alas, its (allegedly) unique structure and lyrical prose were completely lost on all present, who unanimously gave it the thumbs down, although numbers, despite much shenanigans not to collide with the VH AGM, were severely depleted - where were we all? Next months book is by LOCAL BOY Jason Webster's Duende, and the meeting with be 8pm at Kent House., when we'll also decide on out next 6 months'books.