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This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Occasionally there comes a book that makes you fall in love with books all over again. This is How You Lose the Time War is that book.
This is a story of 2 space and time travelling rivals, Red and Blue, who fall in love and must change the past to ensure their future. The synopsis gave me an impression of a long book with a lot of science in it. I was shocked by the length of the book. In mere 208 pages, the authors have artistically portrayed a beautiful story. The beginning is a bit confusing but things eventually fall in place. Red and Blue are agents of 2 very different space species. The story begins when Blue leaves a letter to Red titled - Burn before reading. As they travel space and time, they leave and find letters in the most unexpected forms. All the stars from me for how the authors have placed the letters. And again all the stars for the content of the letters. As their relationship deepens, you can't help getting emotional. If only I could write such letters ..
I did not find the science complicated and the time travel part satisfied the nerd in me.
This is top contender for my 2022 favorite and is a book I will read again and again.
This is a story of 2 space and time travelling rivals, Red and Blue, who fall in love and must change the past to ensure their future. The synopsis gave me an impression of a long book with a lot of science in it. I was shocked by the length of the book. In mere 208 pages, the authors have artistically portrayed a beautiful story. The beginning is a bit confusing but things eventually fall in place. Red and Blue are agents of 2 very different space species. The story begins when Blue leaves a letter to Red titled - Burn before reading. As they travel space and time, they leave and find letters in the most unexpected forms. All the stars from me for how the authors have placed the letters. And again all the stars for the content of the letters. As their relationship deepens, you can't help getting emotional. If only I could write such letters ..
I did not find the science complicated and the time travel part satisfied the nerd in me.
This is top contender for my 2022 favorite and is a book I will read again and again.