Beautifully written book which draws you in completely ( )

This challenging novel tells the story of a multi-generational family in southernmost India whose lives are changed in one day by a tragic incident. While the main story is set in 1969, Roy moves back and forth throughout the time focusing mainly on the young twins Estha and Rahel and the adults they become as a result of the novel. Roy touches on post-colonialism, conflicts between Christianity and native beliefs, communism versus the status quo, and the caste system. While the story is heartbreaking and sometimes brutal, Roy has a way with words and composes some very beautiful sentences. ( )

Ottimo prima opera. Superati i primi capitoli di difficile lettura, il romanzo si sviluppa in modo creativo quasi fantastico attraverso gli occhi di due bambini. La trama, incastonata nella vita semplice di un paesino indiano, evidnzia le contardddizioni che caratterizzano la società indiana pur mantenendo una visione rmantica. Da leggere. ( )

One of my favorite books of all time. A little slow going in the beginning, but builds to a conclusion that feels inevitable and horrifying at the same time. Wonderful claustrophobic descriptions that leap right off the page and into your brain and won't leave. ( )

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