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saltycoffee's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Drug use, Colonisation, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Classism, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Genocide and Slavery
booksemmahasread's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Racism, and Murder
Minor: Slavery, Drug use, Sexual content, Colonisation, Alcohol, Cannibalism, and Suicidal thoughts
marywahlmeierbracciano's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I adore this book. A British-Cambodian government translator finds herself working as a sort of mentor to a historical time traveler as part of an experimental program. Her subject—Graham Gore—would have died amid a doomed Arctic expedition from which no man returned had he not been pulled from the year 1847. She befriends him, along with a ragtag crew of other “expats,” while keeping secret most details about her job, which, unbeknownst to her, has been plagued by corruption from the start.
This book explores what happens when what you thought was right turns out to be very wrong, and Bradley accomplishes this in a way that is funny, surprising, and profoundly moving. The slow burn love story crackles with chemistry which surpasses anything I’ve read before, and, most importantly, humanizes the beloved. The Ministry of Time is counted among my few most favorite books.
This book explores what happens when what you thought was right turns out to be very wrong, and Bradley accomplishes this in a way that is funny, surprising, and profoundly moving. The slow burn love story crackles with chemistry which surpasses anything I’ve read before, and, most importantly, humanizes the beloved. The Ministry of Time is counted among my few most favorite books.
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Murder, Gaslighting, Racism, Grief, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, and Homophobia
Minor: Colonisation, Animal death, Genocide, Drug use, and Alcohol
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