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Así se pierde la guerra del tiempo by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
34 reviews
mausekuchen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
There's nothing I would actually critique on this book. The ranking is due to my difficulties understanding the language of the book. I'd probably need to read this again/in my mother tongue to actually grasp the full complexitiy on all levels of it. Therefore I also lowkey struggled with being committed to reading it.
PS: I would have never thought I'd find such intense, all-consuming love letters in a sci-fi book. Especially written in such a way that I might consider wether I'm actually too cynical for stories with romance focus.
Graphic: Death and Torture
Moderate: Body horror, Blood, and Medical content
itsheyfay's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, and Abandonment
jen3699's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
The end is my favourite. It's crafted so beautifully and with such dedication.
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Grief, and Abortion
monstrouscosmos'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? It's complicated
5.0
Relationships: 10/10
Atmosphere/Setting: 9.5/10
Writing Style: 9/10
Plot/Intrigue: 9.5/10
Internal Logic: 10/10
Entertainment: 10/10
Overall: 68/70, 5*
I love epistolary novels, quantum time travel plots, and messy star crossed sapphic romances, so I figured from the get that I'd be really into this. and I was! I especially loved the ways the characters spoke with one another across timelines, and gave context for themselves as individuals, within their respective collective experiences, and within their shared relationship over time(s). the writing about writing was also really fun! there are definitely moments that delve into disturbing themes and events, but for the most part I found the tone stayed hopeful in belief for better circumstances.
it's definitely something I need to relisten to (I feel like I missed a lot in my first run thru due to the narrative bouncing around quite a lot), but I'm so excited to revisit it!
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting
Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry
Graphic: spiderssop17hie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
The moments of war and gore, and being able to be surgeons to themselves really put me off. Hiding things behind the eyeball??? 🤮🤮🤮
Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: War
violerwolf's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Torture, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
rwsmith'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
5.0
the story is told almost entirely through letters that two time traveling agents write each other. they start as rivals, and slowly lower their guards and begin to fall for each other, trying to keep their relationship a secret.
i love the implications given when the story is told through their letters this way. the letters are at once straightforward and poetic. the writing of the whole novel is beautiful - tactile and soft and pointed and mysterious at the same time.
i'll definitely be reading this again. 5/5. its only a 4-hour audiobook, only a couple hundred pages. if you have an afternoon, there's no reason not to pick it up.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Genocide, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Colonisation
peggy_racham's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail
dannothedino's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Cannibalism and Abandonment
zombiezami's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War
Moderate: Torture