Reviews

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

n9mr9t9's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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

4.5

esensavk's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

2.0

whenstarfishfly's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

mjdudley7's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• 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

3.0

zreadz's review against another edition

Too confusing for me and lsck of my own personal historical context

mstoehr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

4.5

bugle's review

dark tense

• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Alcohol

freddie_hunter's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.25

Definitely worth a read! Find myself hooked on the characters even though they're not that likeable. It was quite hard to follow in parts and there's too many political groups to keep track of 

amator_librorum's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

lzimmerman's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25