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A review by house_of_hannah
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
DNF @149 pages. Yes, I am DNFing my first read of the year. 😠This is January's pick for the local book club I'm in, and the ironic part is that this was my suggestion. 🙃
I was not aware going into it that it's told in the second person, which is a style that I absolutely do not like. I was completely taken aback when I started reading. I also found the beginning to be so confusing and difficult to follow. It almost felt like a stream of consciousness - partial thoughts and all.
I am just really not into this writing style, and and I don't want to force myself to finish it, because that will 100% put me into a reading slump. If it's not gripping me at 150 pages in, and I dread picking it up, then it's just not gonna happen.
I was not aware going into it that it's told in the second person, which is a style that I absolutely do not like. I was completely taken aback when I started reading. I also found the beginning to be so confusing and difficult to follow. It almost felt like a stream of consciousness - partial thoughts and all.
I am just really not into this writing style, and and I don't want to force myself to finish it, because that will 100% put me into a reading slump. If it's not gripping me at 150 pages in, and I dread picking it up, then it's just not gonna happen.