Litsy

Brotherless Night: A Novel | V. V. Ganeshananthan

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Other than a slightly rushed ending this was a phenomenal read and I feel a bit silly it‘s been sitting on the shelf for so long. I loved Sashi, a complex min character growing up as her future is radically changed by the beginning of the Sri Lankan civil war as she walks the complex line in an ever changing set of circumstances . A story about family, loyalty, truth I loved this one

TrishB I only read this recently too and thought it was great. 1d

Suet624 I read this when it came out and I still think of it. There are scenes I‘ll never forget. 1d

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cant_i'm_booked

Anil's Ghost | Michael Ondaatje

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I cannot begin to describe how much I love this book. Both a novel about Anil, a young woman who returns to her birth country of Sri Lanka after years of studying abroad, and a historical document detailing the challenges facing her as a forensic anthropologist as she attempts to unravel truth from the bodies left/scattered from the island‘s years of civil war and forced disappearances.

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nanuska_153

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida | Shehan Karunatilaka

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Maali, a war photographer, gambler and closeted gay wakes up in the afterlife after being murdered. He has seven moons to decide between going into the light or staying in this world with other ghosts who are trying to avenge their deaths. He is not as concerned with who killed him, all he wants is his photographs to see the light. I felt lost during certain parts, I knew nothing about Sri Lanka's history or culture and after reading the book ⬇️

nanuska_153 I still don't really know much about it, but it does sound interesting. There's a small attempt at the beginning to explain what the initials to the different factions involved in the war represent, but not detailed enough to learn what it really means, except that everyone is evil. I really loved the parts that were more centered on the characters, because I knew what was going on. ⬇️ 1mo

nanuska_153 I think I'll re-read it once I get a chace to educate myself, because it's clear that the story is much richer than what I could get from the surface with my limited knowledge 1mo

Graywacke Great book. Glad you enjoyed it! 1mo

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alecia3dixie

You're Invited | Amanda Jayatissa

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I think the whole point of this book was for rich people to just be awful people for over 300 pages. I didn't think any of the "twists" were twists because I saw every one of them coming. This book annoyed me so much because absolutely no one was likable, just all bad people because they can because their rich. Gross. 1/5

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Shamzi

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida | Shehan Karunatilaka

All stories are recycled and all stories are unfair!!

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TrishB

Brotherless Night: A Novel | V. V. Ganeshananthan

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Had this on the pile since it won the Women‘s Prize last year. One of those where the hype just put me off at the time. Well, that serves me right doesn‘t it!
I loved it. So sad, so real and a vivid reminder of the impact these ongoing conflicts bring to day to day lives.

squirrelbrain Such a good book! 2mo

Gissy So good, glean that it won the prize 👌 2mo

TrishB @squirrelbrain it definitely is. 2mo

TrishB @Gissy yes me too 👍🏻 2mo

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