Anil's Ghost

I've always been interested in Sri Lanka and troubled by the unrest there. It is only in recent years that I've realized that the government was guilty of its own abuses. So I enjoyed this book to learn more about the issue. But–and this may be a function of having listened to the book on tape instead of reading it–it seemed too disjointed and the ending far too open. Only the dead characters achieved resolution.

This book was very slow moving. It told a very sad story that is based on true conditions in Sri Lanka. I think this story could have been better but the many smaller stories intertwined were hard to follow. I also don't like not really knowing or understanding the outcome. It seemed like they finally got the evidence they needed there was no real wrap-up. I wanted to like this book more but it was difficult to digest and the ending was lacking for me.