A review by george_tte
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley

adventurous tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

I loved this book until about two thirds of the way. We were setting up a bunch of interesting themes with a moody ambiance: racism, colonialism, misogyny. However, there was a lot going on in the end, and I felt like those themes got  dropped. Or perhaps they were there, but it was just too subtle for me? I keep thinking about it afterwards... I think I was missing more of an internal, vulnerable dialogue with the main character at the end, and I don't think we got that. 

Still, this is quite a fun and fast read, so worth a try! 
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