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# The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida: WINNER OF THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE

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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida: WINNER OF THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE : Shehan Karunatilaka: desertcart.in: Books

Review: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Book Review - Book Review: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Author – Shehan Karunatilaka Publisher – Penguin India . What’s peculiar with acts of insurgencies, pogroms, and civil war? Well, they paint a sordid tale of human suffering, blotched with patches of red filth strewn on streets, the unbearable stench of mutilated bodies crying in pain amongst piles of rotting carcasses, all in the pursuit of envisioning a righteous/egalitarian society at the cost of innocent lives. The perfidious power of our cerebral mind contorts and creates a belief system that people in authority deem fit and when driven by inept consciousness, it fashions bloodshed to usurp flailing egos. . War is gruesome, it stunts the economy of a nation and its repercussions are heinous. It creates this heavy, thick dense air, that’s ominous in nature reeking of torture, grief, and pathos. It leaves an indelible mark on society, shattering its core. The author Shehan in his book ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ breaks all the stereotypes and pens a fictional story of a gay photographer who finds himself entwined in the scheming political war of secession where his incongruent ideas fail to reverberate with the men in power who wield machinations of political governance. . This book predominately walks us through the lens of our main protagonist Maali Almeida, who wakes up dead in a world confounded with eerie, mysterious beings and finds himself in situations that are unduly of him in real life. He realizes he’s dead and has only seven moons/days to identify his killer and to get the pending task accomplished before he makes a transition from the in-between to the other realm (light). This book beautifully describes the world of the dead, especially the ones who were massacred during the Sri Lankan Civil war and portrays a tale of retribution for the ones who were brutally sacked to death by their perpetrators. . The author does a commendable job of weaving an innocuous tale of life after death that’s beautifully cocooned with political satire. Our protagonist is unabashedly queer and has a lot of secret admirers, whose imperturbable demeanor is worth mentioning. The characters are flawed and relatable where one feels a sense of empathy when they unknowingly land themselves in trouble for all the wrong reasons. The uniqueness of the plot along with its gallant portrayal of characters makes it an immersive read. . I loved reading this book right from the word go. How did Maali get entrenched in this chaos? Who killed him and for what? Will Maali achieve what he intends to in spirit within seven moons? What about his love life? Will he cross over? Well if these questions intrigue you, go and get a copy of this book, for it’s a firecracker and you’re going to love this one…
Review: Political-mytho-fantasy-fiction that'll stay with you for a long time! - "Magic isn't evil or good. Or black or white. It is like the universe, like every missing God. Powerful and supremely indifferent" Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida . . . I'd definitely give it a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫! ⚠️ Trigger Warning ⚠️ Here's why you should pick it up: 🌕 A morally gray protagonist who is trying to avenge his death under mysterious circumstances 🌖 Stories of war brutality that shake you to the core, yet remind you that the perpetrators are the ones that are far from the battlefield. It's graphic and gore right from the word go. But it's also something you won't be able to put down. 🌗 Finding purpose, yet losing everything in the pursuit of it all 🌘 History of Sri Lanka, it's folklore and it's politics 🌑 Friendship, Love (doomed romance), LGBTQ+ main characters that drive the plot forward 🌔 Cheeky, witty yet thought provoking writing of the The Booker Prize winning author 🌓 The idea that it's the choices that we make and the people we meet that make us who we are today I highly recommend this gripping novel and despite it's length, it's worth every turning page.

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| Best Sellers Rank | #7,614 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #299 in Crime, Thriller & Mystery (Books) #460 in Contemporary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 6,073 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Book Review
*by P***H on 19 February 2023*

Book Review: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida Author – Shehan Karunatilaka Publisher – Penguin India . What’s peculiar with acts of insurgencies, pogroms, and civil war? Well, they paint a sordid tale of human suffering, blotched with patches of red filth strewn on streets, the unbearable stench of mutilated bodies crying in pain amongst piles of rotting carcasses, all in the pursuit of envisioning a righteous/egalitarian society at the cost of innocent lives. The perfidious power of our cerebral mind contorts and creates a belief system that people in authority deem fit and when driven by inept consciousness, it fashions bloodshed to usurp flailing egos. . War is gruesome, it stunts the economy of a nation and its repercussions are heinous. It creates this heavy, thick dense air, that’s ominous in nature reeking of torture, grief, and pathos. It leaves an indelible mark on society, shattering its core. The author Shehan in his book ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida’ breaks all the stereotypes and pens a fictional story of a gay photographer who finds himself entwined in the scheming political war of secession where his incongruent ideas fail to reverberate with the men in power who wield machinations of political governance. . This book predominately walks us through the lens of our main protagonist Maali Almeida, who wakes up dead in a world confounded with eerie, mysterious beings and finds himself in situations that are unduly of him in real life. He realizes he’s dead and has only seven moons/days to identify his killer and to get the pending task accomplished before he makes a transition from the in-between to the other realm (light). This book beautifully describes the world of the dead, especially the ones who were massacred during the Sri Lankan Civil war and portrays a tale of retribution for the ones who were brutally sacked to death by their perpetrators. . The author does a commendable job of weaving an innocuous tale of life after death that’s beautifully cocooned with political satire. Our protagonist is unabashedly queer and has a lot of secret admirers, whose imperturbable demeanor is worth mentioning. The characters are flawed and relatable where one feels a sense of empathy when they unknowingly land themselves in trouble for all the wrong reasons. The uniqueness of the plot along with its gallant portrayal of characters makes it an immersive read. . I loved reading this book right from the word go. How did Maali get entrenched in this chaos? Who killed him and for what? Will Maali achieve what he intends to in spirit within seven moons? What about his love life? Will he cross over? Well if these questions intrigue you, go and get a copy of this book, for it’s a firecracker and you’re going to love this one…

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Political-mytho-fantasy-fiction that'll stay with you for a long time!
*by T***D on 12 April 2024*

"Magic isn't evil or good. Or black or white. It is like the universe, like every missing God. Powerful and supremely indifferent" Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida . . . I'd definitely give it a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫! ⚠️ Trigger Warning ⚠️ Here's why you should pick it up: 🌕 A morally gray protagonist who is trying to avenge his death under mysterious circumstances 🌖 Stories of war brutality that shake you to the core, yet remind you that the perpetrators are the ones that are far from the battlefield. It's graphic and gore right from the word go. But it's also something you won't be able to put down. 🌗 Finding purpose, yet losing everything in the pursuit of it all 🌘 History of Sri Lanka, it's folklore and it's politics 🌑 Friendship, Love (doomed romance), LGBTQ+ main characters that drive the plot forward 🌔 Cheeky, witty yet thought provoking writing of the The Booker Prize winning author 🌓 The idea that it's the choices that we make and the people we meet that make us who we are today I highly recommend this gripping novel and despite it's length, it's worth every turning page.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Captivating Novel
*by H***D on 9 December 2022*

Seven Moon .. is a captivating story of an unfortunate country. Narrated in a unique style it is a rare walk down (flight around ?) the harrowing time of the war torn country. The pathos, the suffering, the tragedy of the civil strife in Sri Lanka told by a 'dead' photographer Malli Almeida recounts the events of 1980s which for non-Sri Lakans were merely items on the fourth page of the newspaper. Through a smooth flow of the narrative, mixing fictional characters dead and alive, the author leads the reader to a real time view of the past of the city of Colombo and the country and their contemporary history and geopolitics. The surreal time of seven moons, between the death and the choice of the light, of Almeida is a captivating mix of tragedy, suspense, wit, imagination, fantasy and wisdom. 2017 novel of George Saunders, 'Lincoln in the Bardo' had a similar narrative but it referred to a time long ago. Seven Moon of Maalli Almeida with a background of relatively recent events, achieves a connect with the reader, whose memory of the events in the backyard led to the passingly referred to assassination of a Prime Minister, is still fresh. The reader is entwined in the story and becomes a part of it. Shehan Karunatilka deserves the accolades, including the Pulitzer price 2022, received. Almeida will 'haunt' for a long time.

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