The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
This is one of my favorite books of all time. I won't go into a synopsis but it is a magical book. She writes in a way that breaks some of the conventions of prose, capitalizing dialogue spoken by some of the characters to emphasize the realness of the things they speak of, as if they are objects instead of ideas or memories. It makes the experiences of these characters more real to me. It reminded me a lot of poetry where the poet makes their own rules, and it was a huge surprise to see when I first began reading the book. I love the way she has recurrent themes in the story, images, ideas, fears, etc, that resurface again and again as the story goes on. It is perfectly woven. But you don't have to take my word for it! A la Reading Rainbow, and read it for yourself!