I stopped reading this book twice in the middle. At last I managed to finish it on my third attempt.
When I completed the book, I really liked it. In fact I loved it.The book is very well written with a different interesting style. The way the story is narrated and the relationship between the twins is portrayed is amazing. I agree that as always Arundhati criticizes anything and everything, but they are some facts that people don’t prefer to be discussed.
The story starts with the return of Rahel to Ayemenum to see her twin brother Estha. The story goes from past to present and then to future and then back to past. It keeps rotating, that makes her one of the finest story tellers in India.
She criticizes the communists in kerala via her character called K N M Pillai, who even though talks in favor of Pelayans(The Untouchables), actually hate them. Then she tells us about the caste system in Kerala, how the untouchables are treated by the Upper Castes.
She introduces our Kerala Police in a very funny way. “The inspector taps Ammu’s breasts with his Baton as though he was choosing mangoes from the Basket.”
Everything changed in Ayemenum after Ammu an Upper Caste Syrian Christian lady have sex with a lower caste Pelayan called Velutha(The God of small things, The God of loss, The God of Goose Bumps and Sudden smiles). When their bodies met, it was as if the whole universe was conspiring to destroy them.
Finally she even criticizes Draupadi, our own Panchali.
“Draupadi(strangely angry only with the men that won her,not the ones that staked her). Has sworn that she will never tie up her until it is washed in Dushasana’s blood”. True right?
The story starts with the return of Rahel to Ayemenum to see her twin brother Estha. The story goes from past to present and then to future and then back to past. It keeps rotating, that makes her one of the finest story tellers in India.
She criticizes the communists in kerala via her character called K N M Pillai, who even though talks in favor of Pelayans(The Untouchables), actually hate them. Then she tells us about the caste system in Kerala, how the untouchables are treated by the Upper Castes.
She introduces our Kerala Police in a very funny way. “The inspector taps Ammu’s breasts with his Baton as though he was choosing mangoes from the Basket.”
Everything changed in Ayemenum after Ammu an Upper Caste Syrian Christian lady have sex with a lower caste Pelayan called Velutha(The God of small things, The God of loss, The God of Goose Bumps and Sudden smiles). When their bodies met, it was as if the whole universe was conspiring to destroy them.
Finally she even criticizes Draupadi, our own Panchali.
“Draupadi(strangely angry only with the men that won her,not the ones that staked her). Has sworn that she will never tie up her until it is washed in Dushasana’s blood”. True right?
So in short, a must read book. :)
2 comments:
De'ja' vu... :-D
I too was able to finish the book only the third attempt.
It indeed was an interesting read, very different and it was like penning watever comes to your mind.
It's one of those books that you liked reading but wouldn't want to pick up again to read.
:)
Yeah... me too won't read it again... :) but still it will stay in my mind always i guess:)
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