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Les Oiseaux du temps by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar
16 reviews
linkamarisa's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide, Torture, and Forced institutionalization
nimeneth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This little book was WEIRD, and I enjoyed it a lot. It was sometimes a little hard to keep track of what was going on, but I think in a way that makes the book better? It definitely didn't take anything away from the experience of reading it. Trying to track some of the terminology in the context was challenging at first but considering the book is a multi-verse time-travel long-con of a heist, it also adds a bit to the charm. It was also very melancholy in the second half, until that twist at the very end where it turns around and winds up reframing some of the bits woven throughout. Very skillful planning and execution for the tale, and I think the twist is my favorite part.
Part of me would love to see a sequel, but another part of me wants this to stand alone with the ending open to possibility and interpretation, because it's just that interesting.
Graphic: Gore, Blood, and War
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Colonisation
tlindhorst's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Murder, and War
Minor: Confinement, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
chris_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Genocide, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Murder
dannothedino's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Cannibalism and Abandonment
gabriella_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I loved the letters and the main characters’ dynamic. Some scenes had prose-writing so beautiful it read like poetry. The final quarter of the book had me in its grasp.
This book had a dreamlike quality to it, like a fairy tale. It feels like if 1984 meets Snow White meets Revolutionary Girl Utena meets Camus’ The Stranger.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and War
broccoli_j's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
„read this (book)“
I, and the internet, know with my whole heart that this is going to be a classic.
This book is pure genius, you don’t need to like sci-fi or love story’s or wars to like this story. This story will make you like it.
If you love literature, you will love this book. This is just the rule!
So, enjoy reading!
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War
lenz's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Forced institutionalization and Xenophobia
helfire124's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Torture, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and War
yikeslou's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Gore and Blood
Moderate: Violence and War
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization