Review of 'Seven Moons of Maali Almeida' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Just wrote a whole review and deleted it by accident with my stupid thumb so here's the tl;dr
- a great!! "after life" genre piece. I kind of love the genre actually (the good place anyone?) and this was such an interesting exploration of an underworld full of ghosts, shadows, trauma, and moral ambiguity (now thats what I call a fun Friday evening amirite?)
- heartbreaking and uber cynical (almost absurdist) account of the civil war in Sri Lanka. I think very nuanced approach, far from hegemonic narratives that usually explain it. A take where everyone is a bit evil and everyone is so very human
- petty closing statement: haaaate the main character, loooove the sidekick (team jaki 4ever)
