Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

59 reviews

eli3823's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent

imlfox's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

ashleyw2021's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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: Genocide, Violence, and War

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual content

rhi_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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: Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and War

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Gore and Sexual content

soots's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense medium-paced

4.75

You were never meant to like the protagonist, but that's what is brilliant about this book. From the get go, he starts off dead, and you will follow his journey in the afterlife. You will be disappointed by what he did do alive, and what he couldn't do dead, and how the people in your life define you when you're no longer physically around. Set in 1980s Colombo, the author (while you giving you some brief information about the politics in Sri Lanka) demands you to be in the moment, expecting you to understand or at least just accept certain phrases, the politics, and the lifestyles of people and who they are at the time. It is intense, it is infuriating, but the plot moves beautifully. Not as easy to read, but I'm glad I finished it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and War

alecrigdon's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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

3.0

I liked the concept of this novel more than actually reading it. The author doesn't waste time explaining many details about the life and culture of these characters which can cause confusion at times. The last 30 pages or so are quite beautiful but did not align with how I felt the rest of the story was told.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Sexual content

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

challenging funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and War

aelillie's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, and War

herasrevenge88's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

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

Moderate: Child death and Car accident

Minor: Cancer and Drug use