Reviews tagging 'Death'

Les Oiseaux du temps by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

474 reviews

linkamarisa's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide, Torture, and Forced institutionalization

carefulfearanddeaddevotion's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

 cried several times while reading this book, not because it’s particularly sad, but because the prose is so beautiful it moved me to tears. i think the only thing that i’ve read that’s more romantic than this book is pablo neruda’s poetry. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Suicide, Torture, Murder, and War

Minor: Stalking and Pregnancy

mangofraiche's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and War

dreadspawn'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

melist6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War

Moderate: Death

eagerreader2022's review against another edition

4.5

This one takes some concentration to read since the authors barely build the world. Instead, you build the world in your head as the story progresses.

I think I understood what happened, but I might have to do a reread to truly 'get' the story. Which I would do if there weren't other books on my backlog :/

I was very intrigued by the world created and the mysterious aspects of the story!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and War

trapdorr's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

I feel like I should give this a higher rating but I was kinda lost for half the book. Going to have to reread I think to understand the depth. Gives you feels tho and world building packed into such a short novella. I wish there was a bit more explanation on the time/world but I know it’s supposed to be more character focused. I appreciated the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Torture

skillyillian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I expected this to be way harder to understand, based off of what everyone else has said about it, but honestly??? It wasn't that difficult to parse out what was happening. The prose is beyond stellar. I loved every minute of this. It was like extended slam poetry. The narrators for the audiobook did a phenomenal job. Just the right amount of romance, mystery, time travel, wordplay, horniness, betrayal, scifi nonsense, and more. Loved it. Loved loved loved. The description of the place Red goes at the end had me scratching my head but in that scifi way where you just go with it because trying to picture it simply won't work if you're sober.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mice_are_nice's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

wizardcantrips's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts