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A review by wayward_sister
This is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
challenging
emotional
mysterious
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? No
4.25
Difficult and confusing to understand at first, the most beautiful aspect of this book is it's language. It's very poetic and associative and I don't think I've ever read anything quite like it. Most certainly not in this genre.
I loved getting glimpses into fantastical worlds, imagined pasts and futures tied together by the beautiful, soulbaring love letters of the two protagonists who fall in love between their lines. I really enjoyed reading a sapphic book where the sexuality between the main characters is treated as such normalcy that it isn't even mentioned.
PS: This was the first time I ever considered annotating a book because the language was just *that* stunning.
I loved getting glimpses into fantastical worlds, imagined pasts and futures tied together by the beautiful, soulbaring love letters of the two protagonists who fall in love between their lines. I really enjoyed reading a sapphic book where the sexuality between the main characters is treated as such normalcy that it isn't even mentioned.
PS: This was the first time I ever considered annotating a book because the language was just *that* stunning.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Blood, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death
Minor: War