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Sedam meseca Malija Almeide by Shehan Karunatilaka

274 reviews

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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anidaher's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 11%

Too dark and sad 

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I wish wish wish I hadn’t listened to this book as an audiobook or that I’d been able to listen to it all in one go, because I don’t think I enjoyed it as fully as I could have. I can only imagine how much more impact the dry yet devastating tone of this book would have had if I was able to fully submerge myself within it.

That being said, I still loved this book. I learnt so much about Sri Lankan history that I’m ashamed to say that I knew next to nothing about previously. The unique imagining of the afterlife combined with the satirical tone and haunting scenes of violence truly makes this book an amazing accomplishment and well deserved of all the praise it has received. I would just caution readers to consider which format would be best for this detailed and disturbing a tale. 

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dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

Incredible!

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dark reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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