Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

238 reviews

gsillars's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Genocide, Forced institutionalization

sjexley's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

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This story is part time travel, part romance, part spy thriller, part historical fiction and somehow these all worked together really well!  The narrator is a woman working for the British Ministry and her role is to act as a bridge, or guide, for the expat (time traveler) she has been assigned from 1847. I giggled a lot and I was so drawn to the inner workings of all the relationships in this book. There is a big twist near the end of the book that I loved as well.  It took me some time to get into the story, but the end really had me hooked. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation

mediocrebest's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

balise's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Murder

Minor: Cannibalism

samchase112's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So many thoughts, so many tabs on this one! I understand the critiques and the praise, but overall I can definitely see myself going back to this really unique literary sci-fi. And one I'd definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia

Minor: Genocide, War

hula809's review against another edition

3.5

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, War

sarams's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content

mariposa517's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Xenophobia, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, War

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Suicide

dev921's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, Deportation

_sarah_reads_sometimes_'s review against another edition

4.25

challenging funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I read this on audio & am seriously considering getting a physical copy

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Murder, War