Fantastic

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Reading length: medium(400pages)
Amazon pricing: $18
Author: Shehan Karunatilaka
Primary countries in the book: Sri Lanka
“no-no stuff” : non-existent/moderate/apparent
One sentence: Best Sri Lankan based book I've read and you will too

"The tea is if you wish to forget everything. the Portello is if you wish to remember. The arrack is if you’d like to forgive the world. This I recommend. The Thambili is if you’d like to be forgiven. The kola Kenda is if you’d like to go where you most belong"

"Because, on reflection, once you have seen your own face and recognized the color of your eyes, tasted the air and smelled the soil, drunk from the purest fountains and the dirtiest wells, that is the kindest thing you can say about life. It’s not nothing"

Harry Potter series

star rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Reading length: very long (3407 pages)
Amazon pricing: $136
Author: J.K Rowling
“no-no stuff” : non-existent/moderate/apparent
*in later version of book
One sentence: If you haven't read this, you are missing out

"Of course it is happening in your head harry, but why should that mean it is not real"

"The wand chooses the wizard, Mr Potter"