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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida
Colombo, 1990. Maali Almeida—war photographer, gambler, and closet queen—has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. In a country where scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers, and hired goons, the list of suspects is depressingly long, as the ghouls and ghosts with grudges who cluster round can attest. But even in the afterlife, time is running out for Maali. He has seven moons to contact the man and woman he loves most and lead them to the photos that will rock Sri Lanka.
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DNF @ 50%
This was just so tedious to read. It wasn't even the complex politics nor the sad and horrible things that happen in this book, it was just too slow. The second person POV gets tiresome very quickly and caused a disconnect with the main character. Not only was this too long, but it also had way too many characters and wasn't skilled at juggling them all. Very interesting concept and plot, but the execution did not work for me.
This was just so tedious to read. It wasn't even the complex politics nor the sad and horrible things that happen in this book, it was just too slow. The second person POV gets tiresome very quickly and caused a disconnect with the main character. Not only was this too long, but it also had way too many characters and wasn't skilled at juggling them all. Very interesting concept and plot, but the execution did not work for me.
Excellent!
I was lost at the beginning but slowly momentum built up and the story was just so captivating that I could barely keep the book down...
As a humanities student, I just love this book! It shows all the cruel reality of shree lanka's civil war and the kind of things people would do for power. The author's writting style is brilliant because he shows no bias towards any of the organisation but shows equal cruelty of everyone of these.
Totally engrossed in this book from first to last page. Brilliant writing, fascinating way of telling the Sri Lanka story. Highly recommend.
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