chapter 20 was really sad. estha knew his mom would never return for him and he knew she would never succeed with her goals. instead she died alone in a hotel room.
im really confused as to what went down when rahel returned 23 years later. i knew they always had a close bond.. but im hoping it didnt go too far. it said they broke the love laws... ew. maybe, hopefully im misinterpretting this.
I knew the lover was Velutha! but he didnt have one arm.. whatever. i guess ill never get it.
it was really sad when the book said "could he have avoided all of this? probably. probably not." it kind of made me want to cry.
Most of this would have never happened if he wouldnt have been with Ammu that one night. its weird to see how things play out.
this is the most depressing book ive ever read. nothing good ever happened. it opened my eyes to how much the caste society really sucks though. everything in this book was just so traumatizing. i wish i could just rewind their lives and tell ammu and velutha not to get involved. it owuld have prevented everything because all the bad events spiralled from them. this was deffinetly different. a little too wierd at times for my taste. im not sure if i would recommend it. overall an interesting read if nothing else. i didnt mind it i guess.
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The book is a tragedy, and in typical fashion most of the main characters either die, or have terrible luck thereafter.
Not sure about the incest or the lover comment.
Sorry you didn't like the book, but again, you chose to read it, (seems at the last minute?) whereas you could have chosen another selection if you had wanted.
Caste Society in India does really show how peer pressure from groups placed on individuals can be so mean and so backward, as you have pointed out.
Despite leaving it go to the last day and hour, you did a fairly good job on your blog posts and raised some interesting questions on both the storyline and about Indian society, so nice work.
There were some grammar and spelling mistakes, but they tended to be minor, and were probably caused by your rushed pace?
Nice blog otherwise.
Mr. Farrell
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