Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

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

15 reviews

remimicha's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, War, Violence, Genocide, and Death

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Torture, Grief, and Gore

amre23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Grief, War, Death, Murder, Animal death, Body horror, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Medical content, Stalking, Forced institutionalization, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Confinement

Minor: Vomit, Colonisation, and Suicide

ka_ke's review

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is How You Lose the Time War is a beautifully lyrical piece of sapphic romance and sci-fi. Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone have truly crafted a masterpiece which pulls the right heart strands (those who have read it will understand). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Violence, Murder, and War

starla's review

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Blood and Forced institutionalization

kelpie's review

challenging emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Forced institutionalization