![]() In fact, everyone's motives in this entire book seem somewhat unbelievable. It's a bit beyond me why Maali is so invested in the lives of his two friends when he is now aware there's a whole big afterlife in the event they do die. If that isn't bad enough, Maali is in some kind of purgatory, where the main facets seem to be that ghostly beings ride on the wind and only a VERY select number of beings know how to communicate with the living. ![]() Then, overlay this backdrop with a quasi mystery aka "who killed Maali Almeida?" and a B-movie plot about who possesses Maali's photograph negatives (does anyone under the age of 40 even know what negatives are anymore?). I don't know much about Sri Lanka, but my impressions from this book are entirely negative - corrupt, homophobic, violent, backward, awful. If I were going strictly on enjoyment of this book, my rating would be a one, but I will give the author kudos for excellent use of the second person - a voice I happen to enjoy. ![]()
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