Roy has done a great job with his book. The story is fairly strait forward and simple after you take a step back and look at it. But getting there is so much fun. Roy's descriptions and the images that she evokes are great. Viable Die-able age and other such things just stick in your head. This is a great book to read and loose yourself in. The characters and the sadness that surrounds the decay of a family. I loved reading this book.

This is the first book I have read by this author and I am glad that it is his debut book. The story is lovely and convinced me that Arundhati Roy is a great storyteller. Many of the characters are rich and original and the story is full of credible twists and turns, making it the interesting read that readers are always looking for.

This fascinating novel that is set in India in the late 60s begins with the funeral of a cousin of the novel's narrator. Rahelas she is called shares with her twin brother Estha share family secrets that are masterfully presented to the reader in this gripping, suspenseful and revealing prose that is told from the point of a child. Rich in characters and an amazing plot, The God of Small Things takes you into the fascinating setting of India , its politics, rich culture , unique social and caste system, numerous taboos, and its turbulent rich which all have an influence on the characters of the story. A highly recommended read:

Also recommended: DISCIPLES OF FORTUNE, NAMESAKE,THE KITE RUNNER, THE USURPER AND OTHER STORIES

インド南部・ケーララ州を舞台に、（多分に著者のRoyの遍歴を思い起こさせる）帰郷してきた主人公の女性の現在と、幼少期の悲劇的な出来事が交錯して語られる物語。緑と水に溢れた南インドの美しい自然を背景に、パセティックな恋愛が、カースト制度、共産主義等、現代にまで通底するモチーフを織り交ぜながら進んでいく。

　特筆すべきは、自然の描写と散文の美しさだろう。椰子の木と運河の織り成すバックウォーターの風景が目に浮かぶような（行った事があるからかもしれないが）自然の描き方は秀逸。ややアイロニカルで、ウィットに富んだ文章は斬新で物語の哀切さをよく引き立たせている。
　文句なしの傑作。次作が読みたいです。

What a beautiful novel! Each and every word is perfectly chosen to capture the mood, the smells, the feelings of one families life in India. The story is not overwhelming by any means, but how she puts the words together keeps you on the edge of your chair and makes you yearn to continue turning the pages. Any fledgling writer should read this book to see how the boundaries of the English language can constantly be expanded.

インドに駐在していて、更にこの小説に出て来る場所に行ったことがあるからなのかもしれない。ここに書かれてあることが手に取るように分かって、悲しかった。親の反対を押し切って父と結婚した母親は、結局子供達二人を連れて故郷に帰って来る。その母が辿る道と、子供達の行く道。人の世の切なさと苦しさ、それにインドならではそしてケララならではの訳も加わって、物語はある瞬間に向かって収束して行く。何かを通り過ぎた後にも暮らし、人生はあるのだと作者は語りかけるけれども、失ってしまったものへの悲しみは余りに大きい。
その悲しいお話に流れる作者の瑞々しい感性が、この小説の最大魅力と言っていいでしょう。次のお話が是非とも読みたい作家なのですが、なかなか書いてくれようとしません。