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The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
5.0
challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book sort of encompasses the largely tragic nature of human experience while still keeping some hope in it. It's prickly and refuses to be saccharine. All the characters feel maligned and doomed. And yet that's why their brief moments of happiness hit as hard as they do.