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Así se pierde la guerra del tiempo by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
233 reviews
banscout's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
Minor: Medical content and Grief
pandemonicbaby's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Torture, Grief, Suicide attempt, and War
Minor: Colonisation
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
One of my favorite things about this book was the way language was used in very specific ways throughout, to convey emotions, to show what's going on with the Time War, to bring us into this specific world. It's the kind of story that will keep you thinking long after you finish reading it.
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Torture, and Blood
the_true_monroe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Despite how confused I was throughout the book, I think I was able to follow along well enough to at least very much understand and LOVE the ending.
Also, the cover is beautiful!
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Murder, and War
Moderate: Body horror and Blood
Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Suicide, Torture, Gaslighting, and Colonisation
qteabeans's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Death
Minor: Blood and War
matteo_rio's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Torture, Murder, and War
jayisreading's review against another edition
3.0
The novella heavily relies on the characters to carry the story, which I don't think is entirely an issue. I thought the epistolary approach was a really unique way to reveal the relationship between Red and Blue, as well as to help push the story along. However, I wasn't entirely taken to this romance. I had too many questions that might have been addressed if there was more worldbuilding. I think if the authors fleshed out their dystopian world some more so the reader could follow what was happening and why, the novella would have been far more compelling. It also would have greatly developed Red and Blue as characters because their motives would have been clearer.
Something else that stood out to me about this novella was the prose. It's very purple-y prose, which will work for some, while others will hate it. It was clear that a lot of thought went into each sentence, especially in the letters. Admittedly, I did find the flowery language to be a bit much at times, but it wasn't a negative for me in general.
TIHYLTTW clearly worked for many people, though, with many fans expressing their love for the slow burn sapphic romance. So, there's also the fact that I'm not much of a romance person (as I've probably made clear in many reflections/ramblings), and maybe I just wasn't the target audience.
Overall, I wasn't particularly frustrated with this novella, but I'm not fully understanding the adoration for it either.
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Violence, and War
Minor: Torture
theirgracegrace's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Genocide, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic
alexalily's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Stalking, War, and Injury/Injury detail
alyliann's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: War
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Minor: Suicide attempt