Monkfish Moon by Romesh Gunesekera

Monkfish Moon

Romesh Gunesekera

138 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective slow-paced

Description

In these stories, the acclaimed author of the Reef describes his homeland of Sri Lanka—a kind of paradise in which a sudden moment of silence in a city is cause for fear, where civil war disrupts a marriage thousands of miles away, and where the b...

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Community Reviews Summary of 22 reviews

Moods

challenging 100%
dark 100%
emotional 100%
reflective 100%
sad 100%
adventurous 50%
hopeful 50%
informative 50%
mysterious 50%
tense 50%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Average rating

3.69

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