The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is complex and compassionate, and the heart and soul that Arundhati Roy so obviously gave to it is worth every one of the many years it’s taken to give us another fictional masterpiece.
Even when, or perhaps,especially when, it comes from places one would never expect. Yes, there is a lot of violence and heartbreak in this novel, but Roy also suffuses it with humor, irony, and -more than anything- the ability of love and acceptance to heal the broken. The latter shows up most clearly for Anjum, formerly Aftab, who becomes a famous Hijra in Delhi, only to later find herself keeper of a graveyard sanctum for others who are no longer welcome in the new society. Arundhati Roy The Ministry of Utmost Happiness: A novel Hardcover Deckle Edge, Jby Arundhati Roy (Author) 7,146 ratings Editors' pick Best Literature & Fiction See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 14.38 Other new, used and collectible from 1.
What becomes apparent throughout their individual stories is that power and belief are malleable, that suffering does not end but merely changes hands, and what is revered can easily become reviled. The God of Small Things, By Arundhati Roy, Read by Aysha Kala Nadifa Mohamed on The God of Small Things ‘There are so many elements to The God of Small Things that etch themselves into the reader’s memory.An Amazon Best Book of June 2017: To read The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is to immerse yourself in years of India’s religious, political, and cultural changes and to feel it all through the narrative of an incredible cast of characters.
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