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Die sieben Monde des Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
18 reviews
julesleigh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Body horror, Genocide, Blood, Death, War, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Gore, Drug abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Murder, Hate crime, Alcohol, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Drug use, Cursing, Classism, and Animal death
nialiversuch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Murder, Drug use, Classism, Cursing, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Torture, Police brutality, Sexism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and War
Minor: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, and Sexual assault
georgieleighreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Colonisation, Blood, War, Physical abuse, Genocide, Child death, Car accident, Torture, Suicide, Police brutality, Gore, Death, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual assault
abvi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Xenophobia, Torture, Suicide attempt, War, Death, Violence, Police brutality, Racism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Genocide, Gore, Blood, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content
emjbarnes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Death, Police brutality, Racism, Murder, Infidelity, Gun violence, Child death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Torture, and War
Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Sexism
Minor: Colonisation, Confinement, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury
discarded_dust_jacket's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
When I read the synopsis, the supernatural element excited me, but I didn’t take into account that this story is primarily a political thriller first, ghost story second. I would absolutely recommend it to someone who’s into that sort of thing, I am just not that person.
Graphic: Homophobia, Torture, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Violence, Suicide, Gore, War, and Police brutality
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Genocide, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Car accident
eilatan6991's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, War, Death, and Body horror
Moderate: Homophobia
Minor: Car accident, Confinement, Sexual assault, Child death, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Suicide
emmalouisereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
The entire book is written in the second person, which is quite cool but does make things a bit harder to follow. Also, civil wars are generally quite confusing even for the people in them, and this, coupled with the interwoven dreamlike afterlife, just made this a bit of a challenging read for me.
I loved how Maali spoke about Jaki, his best friend, and my favourite parts of the book were getting to know Maali, DD and Jaki.
Edit - I’ve just read Human Acts by Han Kang, and I’ll be shocked if the author hasn’t taken inspiration from that book. So if you like Human Acts (the second person + speaking from the perspective of the dead writing style), you might like this too
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Violence, War, Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Gore, and Suicide
Minor: Pedophilia, Child death, and Sexual assault