Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

59 reviews

potterpav's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

this book was a weird one for me . the first part felt like dragging my feet through a river (going against the tide i suppose) but then it picked up abt 45% in . the plot was good although i felt it a bit rushed at times , esp toward the end , although i understood the book couldn’t go on forever . i also don’t rlly understand why he was so insistent on the negatives coming out when nothing even happened when it did .. maybe i just missed something though . overall it was a fun read but not one i’ll come back to in my daydreams i don’t think . after putting in the CWs it looks absolutely crazy but i guess it is lmao

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, War, Body horror, Gore, Child death, Death, Genocide, and Grief

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Police brutality

Minor: Rape, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

danaaliyalevinson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.0

Set against the backdrop of the Sri Lankan Civil War, this is a surrealist and metaphysical take on a murder mystery in which a ghost must find his killers, protect his friends and boyfriend, and decide whether or not to move on or seek revenge. This book was a wild ride and I largely enjoyed it.

Witty prose. Fun characters. A vibrant world. Karunatilaka also did a great job at bringing us into the backdrop of the war without ever getting us bogged down in it. Sometimes I struggled with the sheer amount of characters (some with multiple nicknames) and also the way the narrative seamlessly moved between the metaphysical plane, the real world, and also flashback. Oftentimes I would find myself needing to go back over pages to resituate myself in the narrative. But overall, it was a good read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Torture, War, Blood, Classism, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Violence

h4rm0ny's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Gore, Death, Murder, Gun violence, War, Child death, Torture, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Police brutality

knhall14's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Grief, War, Torture, Kidnapping, Suicide, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident and Child death

Minor: Drug use and Cancer

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

‘They say that laughter is music but that is just one of the thousand untruths we suckle ourselves with. Some laughs are peakened, some are hideous, some can curdle blood.’

‘We must all find pointless causes to live for, or why bother with breath.’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Murder, Outing, Physical abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Police brutality, War, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infidelity, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

emmalouisereads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

The plot of this story is really interesting, both in terms of the surreal aspect of the afterlife and the setting of a civil war in Sri Lanka.

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Violence, War, Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Gore, and Suicide

Minor: Pedophilia, Child death, and Sexual assault

edatta's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Confusing at times, but ultimately moving and painful and introspective in the best ways 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent, Classism, Child death, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Hate crime, Outing, Blood, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Racial slurs, and Rape

jouljet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Torture, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, War, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Police brutality

feebles640's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Gun violence, War, Sexual content, Murder, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity

Moderate: Torture, Suicide, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Car accident