Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

39 reviews

rickireadss's review against another edition

4.0

this was a mind trip for sure. in some ways, i feel like i actually kinda understood what was happening, but in other ways, i feel like i was much too stupid for this book haha. i enjoyed listening to this on audio. the gasp i gusped at that ending-- WTF. overall, i had a good time, but i'm still not sure i understood 100% of what happened/was happening/where that ending took us.

representation: Sapphic FMCs

content warnings:

death, violence, war, blood, murder, body horror, gore, injury/injury detail, grief, torture, suicide attempt, genocide, self harm, confinement, stalking, abandonment

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Death, Blood, War, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Stalking, Abandonment, Confinement, Self harm, Genocide, and Suicide attempt

fragrant_stars's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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? No

4.25

I started it today and I couldn't put it down!! I finished it this evening.

This book was more challenging than I expected because of how poetic the writing style was-- but I really enjoyed it nonetheless, especially the second half of the book. It's a masterpiece, one that I feel like I'm definitely going to want to re-read again sometime.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Violence, Cursing, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Torture

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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? No

5.0

I had been saving this book for a time when I could focus since I’d kept reading reviews that claimed this was confusing. I am so sorry I waited because it was perfectly paced, had perfectly subtle word building, and just enough mystery.  I kept thinking “oh it should have ended there!” And then reading one more section and saying it again. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Self harm, Stalking, Body horror, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

alexalily's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Stalking, Animal death, Torture, Death, and War

mir_frog73's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The first half was kinda confusing, but everything comes together in the end and I never even thought of the plot twists. The writing was beautiful but sometimes hard to understand.

It was giving inception

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Body horror, Stalking, Gore, Suicide attempt, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Murder, Violence, and War

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Extraordinary and unusual. Overall, it’s a inventive exploration of the connection between two beings through their musings and self-reflections. The concept of time makes the call of whether the characters show personal growth complicated, but it is certainly character-driven. The entirety of the book consists of small bits of narrative writing and letters between the two main characters. Not much of an exposition or background, so if you’re a reader who can’t jump into something without explanation as to the world you are in or to the major players of said world, this probably isn’t for you. You do learn some of that info throughout, but it is still mostly vague insofar as those elements are not wholly relevant to the point of the story. The book is a bit arduous at times (both in concept and the convoluted nature of some of the writing) but creative and worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Animal death, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

q_bert13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

An interestingly arranged story of correspondence between two alien agents of opposing forces. Not plot heavy at all- chapters include little increments of world building/action, and end with a letter addressed from one mc to the other. A quick, possibly at times confusing read- but overall super enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Violence, Death, Self harm, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, and War

Moderate: Stalking, Genocide, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Colonisation, Body shaming, and Sexual content

sge_mmu_sherhol_ftsy_main's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicide attempt, and Stalking

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

A pleasant read, although at times it felt like the authors added sci-fi mumbo jumbo to make the characters look more impressive than they were. The poetic writing got a bit tiring after a while but I did enjoy most of it separately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Death, Grief, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide, Torture, Confinement, and Stalking

gothnailcare's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Violence, War, and Body horror

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Vomit, Stalking, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness