Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Psychology of Time Travel by Kate Mascarenhas

17 reviews

aardwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The mystery, worldbuilding, and conceit carry the book to great heights of technical accomplishment. You never figure anything out until a moment before the characters do, but it always makes sense when you get there. The characters themselves are deeply strange, but they're supposed to be.

Dialogue is rather strangely arranged, with paragraph breaks in all the wrong places. Stylistically, this works to make the act of reading a sort of constant time travel itself. You're forever tracking back and forth to figure out who's talking. While it works on a meta level, the affectation does make reading kind of a weird mechanical experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Alcohol

candycain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, and Death of parent

katiej's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Excellent mix of sci fi, fantasy and crime. Perfect for any fan of Dr Who or Back to the Future. I loved the tension and mystery that was through the whole story. Was great to have lots of perspectives and all women which I loved. My only downside was that at times it could be confusing as it mess's with the usual rules of time travel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Time travel

sophieduncan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

justabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death of parent

angelbabe_cj's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Homophobia