1. The God of Small Things
The monsoons are splattered across Arundhati Roy’s novel. The book begins with Rahel returning home in Ayemenem in the rain. The rains are vital to the story and its characters — Velutha has a brown leaf marked on his back which makes the monsoons come on time. Sophie Mol’s dies because of the powerful currents of the river. This book heightens melancholy, but is very rewarding.