The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

This was a very challenging first half. I am not sure why the first half was so dense compared to the first but half way through the plot resolution and pace really picked up. The first half took me the better part of a week, the second half took me an afternoon.

I appreciated all the backstory around the Sri Lankan civil war. It's a country/time period I knew nothing about.

The characterization is very good in this book but I also think this book suffers from having too many characters. May just be my personal preference.

This book reads very acerbic. For having an extremely dark, graphically violent backdrop, there are some gallows humor moments.