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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

46 reviews

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

eileenp59's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, War, Homophobia, Murder, Gore, Hate crime, Suicide, Police brutality, Genocide, Death, Torture, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Child death

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

drapetomaniac's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

First, getting a bit of context about the Sri Lankan civil war is essential to fully understand what is going on. 
As for the actual review, while the book started out a bit slow, it picked up and quickly became difficult to put down. Trying to guess if Maali will side with Sena or Dr Ranee is something on your mind throughout the book, and each new piece of information is unexpected yet cohesive. Karunatikala’s interpretation of the afterlife is well-developed and interesting and offers insight on how those who are dead continue to influence people who are still living. 
Overall, it’s a fantastic read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Torture, and Suicide

Minor: Car accident and Drug use

thewickermage's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Violence, War, Police brutality, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use

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

helloits_sam's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, War, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Homophobia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Drug use