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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
26 reviews
maregred's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Violence, War, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Abandonment, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture
karambit's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Murder, Animal death, and War
Minor: Alcohol, Genocide, Self harm, Abandonment, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
eggface's review
- 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
Moderate: Violence, Death, and Abandonment
Minor: Miscarriage
puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, and War
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Alcohol
li_reading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
If you ever need a reason to believe in love again, read this book.
Alternatively, if you ever want to spend hours staring at the ceiling lamenting the fact you are not a lethal otherworldly being exchanging
It is in and of itself a love letter to language. There is not a line within its pages I do not adore.
And, my proof:
I tab with navy if, and only if, a line makes me stop dead, makes me think "holy shit.", demands that I read it 10 times over before I can move on. I use them sparingly. I used 18. In a book with not so much as 200 pages.
Read this book and mourn the fact you will never again read a love letter this beautiful.
Graphic: Murder, War, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abandonment, Body horror, Medical content, Torture, and Vomit
eligru'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
4.0
It has left me with the feeling that I should re-read it soon. Partly because I want to keep pondering over timelines and parallel dimensions (and all the other fascinating, smaller concepts that are introduced); but also because I kept getting quite confused and feel like I missed things. It took me a while to get used to the wording and structure of the book and I don't think the audiobook format helped. So, definitely one for a re-read, once I get my hands on a physical copy.
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Torture
Minor: Vomit, Murder, Genocide, and Abandonment