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Ratings: ★★★★★ (4.5/5)
Genre: Literary Fiction / Love Story / Sri Lankan English Literature

Book Review:
Reef is a mesmerizing love story set in a slowly spoiling paradise, shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Narrated by Triton, who becomes a houseboy to Mister Salgado – a marine biologist obsessed with swamps, sea movements, and the island's disappearing reef. Triton learns to polish silver, bake love cake, and steam parrotfish, while quietly observing the delicate relationships around him. Acclaimed as ''a sensuous feast of delight'' and ''a thing of beauty,'' Gunesekera's prose shimmers with constant surprises. A poignant, multi-layered exploration of love, loss, and memory set against Sri Lanka's hauntingly beautiful coastline.