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

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broccoli_j's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

In the words of bigolas dickolas:
„read this (book)“

I, and the internet, know with my whole heart that this is going to be a classic.

This book is pure genius, you don’t need to like sci-fi or love story’s or wars to like this story. This story will make you like it.
If you love literature, you will love this book. This is just the rule!

So, enjoy reading!

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sge_mmu_sherhol_ftsy_main's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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navayiota's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging fast-paced

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

3.25

A pleasant read, although at times it felt like the authors added sci-fi mumbo jumbo to make the characters look more impressive than they were. The poetic writing got a bit tiring after a while but I did enjoy most of it separately.

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seren's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

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esme_may's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Unbelievably gorgeously written. Absolutely loved it from start to finish

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lokes's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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books4em's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This one totally surprised me, and it’s maiming because of the ending. Blue and Red were very interesting characters to read and I don’t think I’ve ever read anything like this book. The writing was a little hard to understand, especially at the beginning. Blue’s parts were easier to comprehend than Red’s except Red’s got more clear as the book went. The last 50-60 pages is where this book shines - it’s full of twists and turns I didn’t quite expect, especially the last one. If this book didn’t have those pages and it ended differently, I’d probably be giving it 2 stars. It’s one of those books that you have to remember every little detail to see how things connect in the ending, but because of how it’s structured with the letters, it’s easy to flip back and find the parts you need clarification on. There are also a chunk of literary and academic references that aren’t the most accessible and I didn’t know quite a few of them. I didn’t quite like how the very last bit of writing leaves you wondering, I kind of wanted something more concrete for Blue and Red, but it does fit the story. Overall, loved it. It made me laugh at points and drove me crazy. Weird and twisty, but full of war and love.

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