jimothymax 's review for:

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

1.0

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book is beautifully written, very prosey. It's almost like a Hozier song in book form. That said, it is the most boring, pretentious, nonsensical book I've ever read. The only reason I finished it is because it's so short and, even still, it was way too long. I've heard so many good things about it so I know that it's a book for someone, but it's decidedly not for me.