I think this book starts off dramatic. There's so much stuff going on. This family isn't in the highest class so they have to work hard. I thought it was sad when Velutha humiliated the family at the protest scene. What struck my emotion was when Mammachi didn't fire Velutha because he was the best worker in the Pickle Factory. It was also sad when Estha was raped by one of the characters in the sound of music. What hit me the most was when Sophie Mol died and in order to save their mother Estha and Rahel and to keep a secret about what really happened.

I've noticed the interesting way that Arundhati depicts the things that the twins experience through the capitalization of words. The words that are capitalized in the story hold a certain significance over the twins, pg. 92 "That was a Good Sign." pg.96 "Estha Alone." Does anyone else have any observations on the capitalization? Or anything to add about the significance of the words?

I feel the same way as Sarah about the past reading. What happened at the movies to Estha disgusted me. I was not expecting like this to happen, and now that it did I wonder how the story is going to go from here. Also, it was interesting how Roy kept descibing the body throughout the reading, like wet Estha undressing, Rahel, the women in the bathroom, and Ammu. I hope that the story continues moving forward and that we get to know Sophie Mol more.

So now i am up to page 85 and my opnion of the book has changed dramaticaly. I am really enjoying it, and relish at the idea of reading it. i am at the part of where they just meet Veluth and learn about him and his troubles. I also learned about the politics during the time period the book is about. I never knew about alot of what they where saying. I am excited to read and learn more about the characters and there lives.

Its terrible that one event can be great and memorable for one person, but terrible and dramatic for another. For instance I'm talking about the night when Rahel and Estha go to see "The Sound of Music." Both go with the excitement and anticipation for watching this new film, however things get turned around dramatically for Estha. I am horrified by the thought of the "Orangedrink Lemondrink Man." This man working at the refreshment stand, lures Estha into a trap for a free drink! ""Come and have a drink," he said. "A Free Cold Drink. Come. Come here and tell me about your grandmother." Estha went. Drawn by yellow teeth." (pg 98) A trap that the man set up so he could get pleasured by this little boy. So he could feel a physical release, while Estha had no idea what was even being done. "Easthappen Yako finished his free bottle of fizzed, lemon-flavored fear." (pg 100) Estha is now scarred, confused, and terrified mentally for what this man made him do. It makes me sick to know things like this happen every day, and I'm wondering if reading this affected you guys too? What were your feelings after you read this, how did it change your opinion of Estha's character?

The story is describing each characters personality and it's background. It tells a story of each characters story,character to character, that I think it was their life turning point event. The story is very slow and detailed that it is pretty easy to understand. Also, most of the characters are mysterious and maybe alittle difficult to understand for 'regular people(?)', it seems as if they all have a secret and they act as if they are isolated from the society, nor they participate in any of the society. It is hard to say they are not satisfied or unhappy about their life, it seems they do not have a standard of happiness in their mind. Also one thing I thought about reading this book, most characters don't have any greed. They are simple. They live as they feel, not by their thoughts, that's what I think atleast..

this story is going very slowly it seems, she describes more of the background and other personal relationships towards the main characters. So far in the reading I haven't really seen (in terms of clarity) a story line that is going in some direction. Most of the things she talks about have to do with the past or are related to some experience a character has with something else. She has done a good job with describing each character and their own differences, but it still seems unclear who some people have to do with the main characters.

The God of Small Things is now one of my favorite books. I love the author's beautiful writing, and how she leads you into other parts of the plot ahead of time. I also really like how the author brilliantly makes you think about big themes and metaphors, for example, "Like polishing firewood" (43). I am really interested in the story and what will happen next, and look forward to reading more of Roy's lovely writing.

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First of all, I liked the book than I expected at first. It was little bit hard to understand, but not as much as Macbeth. Also, it was little bit more interesting than Macbeth. The story was much easier to understand after I made a "character relationship-map" kind of thing. I'm enjoying this book so far!

Firstly, this book was hard to understand when I started to read because this book is not organized in chronological order. I did not know what was going on and what is each characters, but started in 2nd chapter, book starts to inform pasts of each characters. It is interesting how author organized each events in random way. I am enjoying this book so far, I'd like to know what author really trying to say in the book.

So far I have enjoyed reading this book much more than Macbeth, the book jumps around a lot and it is a little difficult to understand, but I still think it is much better. If I were to pick a book that I've read in the past two years I would say that this would be in the top five so far. I hope it gets a little more exciting!

"The Gods of Small Things" has already created a setting that is susceptible to lead to tragic and pivotal events, making it very enticing visually and literally. Because of its vivid descriptions of the tragedies that have already befallen on the family, such as the death of Sophie Mol, have made this book especially eye-catching, despite the difficulty in keeping up with the constant change of time and the great amount of characters. With its proficient use of metaphors and colorful descriptions, it is difficult not to want to continue reading. I am very excited about finishing this promising novel, and look forward to what looks to happen in the near future.

I am quite enjoying The Gods of Small things. Arundhati Roy's visual descriptions are rich and vivid, and never boring. The book is full of metaphors and similes, and she often relates things to other things that I would never think to relate. The only thing I've had a problem with is following the time that passes in the book.

In the "God of Small Things" you can see that Arundhati Roy has chosen all her words very carefully when describing a sense. Her use of synaesthesia is beautiful and captivating, it pulls the reader in to feel what the character is feeling.

One question that I do have is why Arundhati capitalizes certain lines, for example, pg. 44 "So on the days that the radio played Ammu's songs, people avoided her, made little loops around her, because everybody agreed that it was best to just Let Her Be".

The God of Small Things is a book that is written like a metaphor. It seems that each sentence captivates me in its rhythm, in its smooth flow, alluring me with the juiciness of each sentence. The pictures that Arundhati Roy paints in my mind are so thick and rich, I feel like I could taste them. I love the way in which she describes things such as, "To Ammu, her twins seemed like a pair of small bewildered frogs engrossed in each other's company, lolloping arm in arm down a highway full of hurtling traffic." It describes so much in so little words, and she does this constantly throughout the book. It is a new style of writing that i've never encountered before and am enjoying its lushes words, and dramatic and depict scenery!

This book has the most amazing use of adjectives. "Rachel tried to say something. It came out jagged. Like a piece of tin." "...tea-colored puddles the way memory bombs still, tea colored minds." "and closed her face like a cupboard" Arundhati Roy mixes senses such as when Estha is said to smile out loud, which is ironic because he no longer makes any sound as he drifts through the world.

I find this book a beautiful example of word choice. The way that people are made into objects is what I have been trying to do in my stories for a long time. The author paints these brilliantly twisted images in the readers mind with her mixing of words and adjectives.

God of Small things is sometimes a very confusing book, yet I always feel that I understand where the story is going even at page 59. I do not have many thoughts about the book so far other than there its hard to keep track of time.

Ingrid E.

So far i am really enjoying The god of small things. I found it a bit confusing at first with the death of Sophie Mol. At first it was confusing as to wether she was dead or not. then i realized she was dead and that the first 63 pages where talking about the present lives and then it flashes back to when they where first picking her up at the airport. so far i like the book alot more than Macbeth and it is more enjoyable to read.