Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

238 reviews

etbishop's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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The best book I've read in ages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder

taylorparrott99's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol

emilyseebold's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content

Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Colonisation

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail

theonetar's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content

r_clark's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Death, War

hanz's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, War

Minor: Genocide

rosa_lina96's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective tense 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: Complicated

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Admittedly, the synopsis for this book sounded remarkably corny when I first picked it up, even if the Franklin Expedition is kind of a niche interest of mine (the acclaimed AMC show The Terror, anyone?). A time travel book with a hint of romance? Oh, brother. Gag. I was half expecting to open the book, read a couple of chapters, and then immediately DNF it because it would push past the realm of possibility too much.

Boy, was I pleasantly surprised. Kind of obnoxiously flowery prose aside, the narrative flows well. The mechanics behind this form of time travel were actually explained quite well without straying into being overly technical, something which I feel that other books have kind of floundered with through the years. All of the characters feel loveable and well fleshed out--you even find yourself having sympathy for the ones who are supposed to be the villains at several points, which is a hard feat to pull off--and just based on all of the knowledge that I've voraciously devoured about the Franklin Expedition and how London life was in the 1800s, it's clear that the author bothered to do her research and then some when it came to getting details about Gore's life correct (even down to the mildly uncomfortable discussions of the different sensibilities towards race that a Victorian man would likely have). 

Been a while since I've read a sci-fi book that actively stirred me emotionally as much as this one did. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Cannibalism

Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, War

itsheyfay's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A very neat premise with beautiful passages of writing and fun dynamics with the side characters. However, the pacing felt off (it was tiger too slow or too fast). The big reveals at the end could have been better detailed from the beginning so I actually felt satisfied learning the truth. Either that or I had just lost all interest in the plot 🤷🏼‍♀️

Plus, the romantic element didn’t sit well with me.

Still, I appreciate what the author has put together and I still encourage people to give this book a chance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Cannibalism

lauramcc7's review against another edition

4.5

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War

dan_beddoe95's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail