aurora4847 's review for:

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

DID NOT FINISH: 68%

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I'm not in a place in my life to be able to appreciate this book right now. I found myself dreading picking it up and counting down the pages till I finished each moon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol

Many scenes in active war zones with descriptions of death and violence. Recurring vision of a dead family including dead children and a dead dog. Intense amounts of homophobia.