![]() ![]() I am ashamed to admit that I knew very little about this piece of history. The book is set in Sri Lanka (the author’s homeland) at the time of the brutal civil war in that country, which started in 1983 and last more than 25 years. ![]() I can appreciate the achievement, but it just wasn’t for me. For me, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida perhaps falls into that category. There are also books that you just ‘know’ are good, but which are not that enjoyable to read. Reading pleasure is such a subjective thing that I am sure there are very few works that are unanimously loved. But then that is not unusual for the Booker, or any literary prize for that matter. I have to say that I am somewhat surprised that it won. It was the only book I did not manage to complete in time for the announcement of the winner. I started this book on 26th September, but found it very difficult to get into, so I switched to one or two others. Almost two months after the winner of the Booker Prize was announced, I have at last finished the sixth book from the shortlist, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, the book which in fact won. This week I have at last come to the end of two reading marathons, one has been spectacular, the other has been a slog. ![]()
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