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A review by reid_reading4
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
4.0
The writing was amazing, I really enjoy very lyrical writing with lots of imagery and metaphors.
My main complaints are that at some points it was kind of confusing, like the writing style inhibited the message, but I think that has more to do with my personal comprehension skills rather than the writer's fault. I was also slightly bored in the beginning because it took a while to hook me in. I definitely preferred the letters to the story section of the book, because I am a goofball who lives for banter and romance. My favorite part was probably the middle; I was a little skeptical in the beginning, and slightly lost towards the end. However, I really liked the ending. It was satisfying and made sense in context of the whole story. I also appreciated the fact that there were literally no men, as it should be. If there was like a man version of the Bechdel test, this book would have completely failed. The only male character didn't have a name, and didn't contribute to the story at all except adding to the story of a woman.
My main complaints are that at some points it was kind of confusing, like the writing style inhibited the message, but I think that has more to do with my personal comprehension skills rather than the writer's fault. I was also slightly bored in the beginning because it took a while to hook me in. I definitely preferred the letters to the story section of the book, because I am a goofball who lives for banter and romance. My favorite part was probably the middle; I was a little skeptical in the beginning, and slightly lost towards the end. However, I really liked the ending. It was satisfying and made sense in context of the whole story. I also appreciated the fact that there were literally no men, as it should be. If there was like a man version of the Bechdel test, this book would have completely failed. The only male character didn't have a name, and didn't contribute to the story at all except adding to the story of a woman.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt