Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

37 reviews

page_rva's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Confinement, and Death

monstrouscosmos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

• 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

Characters: 10/10
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! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Medical trauma, Torture, Abandonment, Colonisation, Animal death, Child abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, and Stalking

Minor: Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Cursing

Graphic: spiders

saskiahill's review

medium-paced

4.0

If you can, read in one or two sittings as the writing flows and it's not the easiest to keep track of. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Animal death

josie1999's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Body horror, Self harm, and Blood

tlindhorst's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

4.75

This book will reward re-reading, mulling over & reading outside reviews. It is complex, romantic, full of hope & despair all at the same time. Is the conclusion that

we must break away from more collective identities correct

?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Torture, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Blood, Confinement, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

sop17hie's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

I don't know how to feel. Some beautiful poetic moments but also nauseating gore. Some parts felt like 1984 with the new speak and uncanny turns of phrase.

The moments of war and gore, and being able to be surgeons to themselves really put me off. Hiding things behind the eyeball??? 🤮🤮🤮

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: War

blumoonie's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.0

it took me such a goddamn long time to finish this book because I had surgery… I’ll pretend that was it.
 

I was deeply impressed by the end, when I could look back and appreciate all the foreshadowing. The prose, too, was unlike anything I’ve ever read— poetic, leaving plenty of space for the reader to comprehend imagery and plot on their own. this was, unfortunately, the single drawback of this novel… it was a struggle for me to read in my anaesthesia-induced state; I would sit puzzling over single sentences for hours. That said, now that I’ve been able to approach it with a clear head, I can enjoy the style much more. I’d recommend this to anyone who’s into timey-whimey sci-fi topped off with queer romanticism and a sprinkle of mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Self harm

teddyotso's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

this is the most romantic piece of literature I’ve ever read . I finished reading it and immediately started it over to read it again . I annotated it and mailed it to my best friend and she is now annotating it and I’m sure I will be reading it a third time when she mails it back . 5 stars .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Violence, and Suicide

samanthaleereads's review

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm and Confinement

rickireadss's review against another edition

4.0

this was a mind trip for sure. in some ways, i feel like i actually kinda understood what was happening, but in other ways, i feel like i was much too stupid for this book haha. i enjoyed listening to this on audio. the gasp i gusped at that ending-- WTF. overall, i had a good time, but i'm still not sure i understood 100% of what happened/was happening/where that ending took us.

representation: Sapphic FMCs

content warnings:

death, violence, war, blood, murder, body horror, gore, injury/injury detail, grief, torture, suicide attempt, genocide, self harm, confinement, stalking, abandonment

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Death, Blood, War, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Stalking, Abandonment, Confinement, Self harm, Genocide, and Suicide attempt