A review by hedsek
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Conceptually I really like this, but the writing style did not work well for me. I only really felt invested during the last quarter of the book, the rest of the time I sort of didn't care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Colonisation