Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

44 reviews

read_byred's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-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

3.5

This is not the typical genre I would pick, but I read it for a buddy read. This historical fiction takes place around the time of the Sri Lankan civil war and was translated to English. While the story is moving and sad, I felt like I was missing a big part since I was no familiar with this time period or the slang used. 
If you're into historical fiction I'm sure you would find it more enjoyable than I did, but overall it was a nice, reflective read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Torture, Death, War, Murder, Gun violence, and Genocide

forlorn_traveller's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Suicide, Infidelity, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Police brutality, Body horror, and Torture

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

geraldinerowe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative 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

3.75

A well written book with an unusual perspective, and much more than the supernatural whodunnit it could be accused of being. It taught me a lot about Sri Lanka, and its messages on political power and violence could be applied anywhere. However, I found the book to be overly long and, although I enjoyed it, it never really gripped me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Torture, Violence, War, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, and Child death