Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

180 reviews

town_scar's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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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This one may require a reread to fully enjoy it. Perhaps I took too long of a pause in between fits of reading it. At times the language and diction went right over my head, but most of the time I found the craft of this book riveting. Overall I loved the story. It was compelling, messy, and fascinating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia

Minor: Body horror, Genocide, Slavery

lujisa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Racism

zombiezami's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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Beautiful writing. The ending felt a bit rushed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide, Homophobia, Infidelity, Rape, Slavery, War

kirstym25's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious 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, Gun violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Cannibalism, Murder

Minor: Genocide, War

readingonfordearlife's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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: Murder

Moderate: Racism

jmitchell20's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really wanted to like this book, but it just never really went anywhere, the pace was jumpy, and then all the "action" was shoved into the last two chapters :( 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs, Murder

cooknick's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Violence

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, Cannibalism, Murder

franklola's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging funny 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

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

skyfluff's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Blood, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Colonisation, Classism

libraryofmoss's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous tense fast-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: Complicated

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Extremely mixed feelings about this book. I was completely captivated and the writing is impeccable with many complex, thought provoking themes woven throughout. I was ready to give it five stars until the end which I absolutely hated because of the

awful guns pointed at each other Quentin Tarantino style standoff.
It’s the absolute most violent, distributing, personally triggering, and lazy way to dole out a climactic moment. ugh. The worst. It completely spoiled the book. Who’s the enemy here? Was completely lost in the sauce. Everyone looks bad. So many of the characters we’re morally questionable, we could have wrapped things up in a more deliberate way and it would have been believable.

I mean, the book states right up front that time travel is full of ambiguity, it’s reinforced by the unnamed narrator who really doesn’t seem to have much individuality, but seriously! There was also so much humor and sweetness! It wish it wasn’t such a depressing let down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Murder, Colonisation