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What a great book, although I still have big doubts involving the civil war in Shri Lanka and the various factions, I really enjoyed the story. It is a rather complicated plot to follow at the beginning, partly because there are so many flashbacks and not all of them clearly delineated (I think the audio book is really hard to follow) but at the end, once the book is closed, only the good memories remain and the fatigue disappears. Of course to think that all this happened when I was already an
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Apr 14, 2023
Kathleen (itpdx)
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This was a trip in several ways. One was a trip to Sri Lanka in the 90’s. A country that has never had much peace. Another way is that the book is told in the second person, very unusual and slightly mind-bending. AND the main character is dead and the book explores the possibilities of life beyond the grave (although Maali doesn’t have one— a grave, that is). There is just enough humor to keep this from being overwhelmingly sad.
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Marked as "not interested" because it is told in 2nd person.
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Laurie
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it was amazing
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