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Así se pierde la guerra del tiempo by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

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plume_de_renarde's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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maello's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved this book. It is a bit difficult to read in the sense of wording/sentence structure. It can come off as a bit of a 'pretentious' read. Another thing is that this is not a book that is primarily about a 'time war' you're not going to get chapters based on fighting a war, at least not in the literal sense you might think. It's more based on the two characters, and their relationship with each other and the secondary relationship to their side/cause. The book is short so the pacing is fast but I wouldn't say it's rushed, just fast. In the true nature of books regarding being able to move through time, there's a lot of surprising interactions/twists (?) that are really nice. I would definitely recommend this book to people who like shorter emotional stories, or people that enjoy reading literature with this kind of tone. 
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apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

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

5.0

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caitlinemccann's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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withlivjones's review against another edition

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challenging emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

A book about rival agents on either side of a multiversal war communicating with each other through letters. That’s all you need to know about it, and best way to read this book is to know nothing else. 

The writing is absolutely STUNNING, and I felt like I wasn’t just reading this book, I was wading through imagery, seeing the story as a vast painting with so many details to gradually pick out. I think you can easily tell when a book is written with love and this one as so much love packed into it. I don’t typically reread books but I actually can’t wait to reread this one to experience the beautiful prose again. 

I was admittedly a little sceptical about all the hype surrounding this book, but honestly they weren’t wrong. READ IT. 
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helfire124's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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lawnmower_man's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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takarakei's review against another edition

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

4.5

Probably the most romantic book I've ever read.
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sinceraly's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I am so grateful to Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood for bringing this lovely book to my attention, because this book wow'd me. There really isn't much I can say that doesn't spoil anything besides the fact that the book really does represent that love can conquer all.
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phantomgecko's review against another edition

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dark inspiring medium-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

For the first few pages, I thought I wasn't smart enough for this book. The secret is to just accept what is happening in the moment and not try to piece anything together. The story will unfold. You don't have to understand every minute thing that happens.

I loved the tiny glimpses of worlds presented throughout. Appreciated the cultural references. Very witty in its use of language. Added several words to my vocab list.
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