This is a book I picked up for the Storygraph reads the World 2024, for Sri Lanka. While this book has quite a slow start, I feel it really starts to pick up towards the end, which made me feel as though I was determined to finish the book quicker, to see what the conclusion to Maali's story was. 

There is a lot of depth in this book, both cultural and political. While this made for interesting moments of thought and reflection, both specifically on Sri Lanka history and history of society in general; I feel unfortunately that there must have been a lot of smaller details or references lost to me as I have not studied history. That being said, I feel this book ignited a passion for me to want to go and learn more about history, to fully understand the finer details and points this book was trying to convey. I suspect a re-read in future may highlight new points to me, and make for a more enjoyable second read. 

The ending for this book felt fitting, and it was brilliant to read through to the conclusion that this book takes.