Reviews

Les Oiseaux du temps by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

laceej88's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

pccook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

It’s really 4.5 only because I found some parts difficult to visualize and that’s important to me in a book. That said, this is a novel story and it’s difficult to describe or explain in the first place. It is a very unique, beautiful read. 

sakoulas's review against another edition

emotional

3.75

mellomanda99's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Absolutely stunning book. Quick and easy read. Wonderful

justinies's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

never have I so thoroughly not had any idea what was going on in a book but enjoyed it anyway? I think that I liked this book, and that shouldn’t be a question but it is. i’ll have to reread it while slightly understanding what’s going on a bit more to pass final judgement 

joshgroven's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

ariel_n's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

luanndie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Lo más importante de esta novela es el estilo de su prosa, ya que la historia se queda en un segundo o incluso tercer plano, y yo no disfruté para nada de la narración. La idea de la historia me parece interesante y aunque las cartas están muy bien estructuradas para mostrar la evolución emocional de los personajes, el estilo narrativo me pareció un poco pedante y esa obsesión por no aclarar o explicar absolutamente nada de los eventos que estaban ocurriendo lejos de parecerme poético se me hizo bastante cansino.

twinny's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

fecriswell's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The book is almost entirely dedicated to the exchange of letters between the two main characters to demonstrate their developing the relationship. This meets the objective for the romance part of the book, but at the sacrifice of overall context. 

The portions between the letters were difficult to follow, in my opinion. This is the part where the “context” was intended to be defined. I find it unclear why the two organizations are in conflict with one another. This is problematic, as the bedrock of the relationship between the main characters is supposed to be built upon that conflict. The concept of “losing” the time war, as the title of the book suggests, loses meaning when the reader can’t specifically state what “winning” the time war means.

The mechanics of time travel is not clearly defined, which actually didn’t detract too much from the book.