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adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Alcohol
Minor: Cannibalism
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
fast-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
I adore this book. A British-Cambodian government translator finds herself working as a sort of mentor to a historical time traveler as part of an experimental program. Her subject—Graham Gore—would have died amid a doomed Arctic expedition from which no man returned had he not been pulled from the year 1847. She befriends him, along with a ragtag crew of other “expats,” while keeping secret most details about her job, which, unbeknownst to her, has been plagued by corruption from the start.
This book explores what happens when what you thought was right turns out to be very wrong, and Bradley accomplishes this in a way that is funny, surprising, and profoundly moving. The slow burn love story crackles with chemistry which surpasses anything I’ve read before, and, most importantly, humanizes the beloved. The Ministry of Time is counted among my few most favorite books.
This book explores what happens when what you thought was right turns out to be very wrong, and Bradley accomplishes this in a way that is funny, surprising, and profoundly moving. The slow burn love story crackles with chemistry which surpasses anything I’ve read before, and, most importantly, humanizes the beloved. The Ministry of Time is counted among my few most favorite books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting
Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Genocide, Alcohol, Colonisation