Book Review - God of Small Things

God of small things is the best book i have read.
So, i think it is my duty to present a comprehensive review of this wonderful book.
One of the intentions of this review is to make the people who read this also read the book.

* Arunthati Roy , the author of the book, got the prestigious booker prize for this work.
* It is her first work
* The story is set in Kerala - God's Own Country
* It is her unique, self-styled, bounds-free use of the english language that is most fascinating.
* If you are expecting, a masala story or one that is filled with twists and turns, sorry - this is not your kind of book
* If you are expecting to read a great story, something you will remember with its finest details, you're on!
* Most of the book talks about simple concepts and ideas, no metaphysical thingy.
* But, it analyzes human relationships in a smart, amazing way.
* The potrayal of children is work of a genius.
* It has the wiredest lead of all characters - twins (one boy and the other girl) who come from the same zygote - so they seem to feel as a single unit not as two.
* The story is not linear. Events are a bit jumbled up , to create a remarkable impact.
* It is hard read - not the book to read in a beach while you take sun tan.
* Some of the event are grouse - you have to endure it.
* To simply put, it is how the author explains a set of real-life events.
* In one chapter, the author potrays a bunch of (drunk) kathkali dancers playing out important scenes from the mahabharta all through the night at a temple to (an unwelcome) audience of two (the twins). I consider this part the jewel of the book.
* Important characters - Ammu, Velutha, Estha Estappen (twin 1), Rahel (twin 2), Sophie Mol, Chacko etc..
* Overall, a must read for someone looking for some serious read which goes to the heart to stay till you live.