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Masters of Time by A.E. van Vogt

djondjakecollins117's review

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adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The book starts off on emotional footing but once the twilight-zone elements start, it quickly loses that. It succeeds in leaving you completely confused. There is a lot of lore that goes unexplained and is thrown in haphazardly. You are left accepting concepts and plot lines that go nowhere and are better off left alone. Still, the campy sci-fi is the main draw and it’s all there in its weird glory. 

dmbarnham's review against another edition

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3.0

I really wish we had a half-star ability, or a 10 star rating system. I have so many books I've listed in 3-stars, but it seems unfair to place them all together, but I felt that they didn't deserve the 2 or 4 star rating, so here they get stuck in limbo, in the I liked it, but not enough, or I didn't really care for it, but I didn't hate it either. This was the "I didn't hate it" category, but it was certainly nothing special either.
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