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The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

by Shehan Karunatilaka · 400 pages · Published August 2022
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3.84 / 5 across 20K ratings
Spice: 🌶️ (1/5)

A dark, witty Adult literary fiction built around ghost narrator, war, mystery. 400 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

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Content notes

Violence War Death Sexual Content
Ghost Narrator
War
Mystery
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
40%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
1/5
Core elements
Genre
Literary Fiction
Magical Realism
Moods
Dark
Witty
Political
Key Tropes
Ghost Narrator
War
Mystery
Ending
Satisfying
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Is The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida spicy?

Sweet (1/5) — hints of romance but nothing explicit.

Who would enjoy The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida?

Readers who love dark and witty stories with ghost narrator and war. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida?

A dark, witty Adult literary fiction built around ghost narrator, war, mystery. 400 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

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Content notes include: violence, war, death, sexual content. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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