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A review by voxvenati
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-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
5.0
Utterly delicious. I’m not sure why this book seems to be so polarizing. I guess you get it or you don’t.
This is a book that wields its literary themes in a way that is so familiar and unliterary, I was beyond pleasantly surprised. There are discussions of being biracial, lumped into a “minority” umbrella that are so universal. Feminism, racism, love, language and the power of words - all themes addressed with prose that’s endlessly entertaining.
The yearning is evident, almost from page one. The tension is palpable. The best slow burn I’ve read in a published work. For anyone who doesn’t see the romantic plotline, I worry for you. It could almost have been marketed as a romanceif the ending had gone a different way .
The scifi in this is soft despite time travel being involved. It explores human emotions, delves into the softer sciences/social sciences. It doesn’t seek to explain how the time travel actually functions. Please don’t expect hard science.
Do you have a friend who you text back and forth with about your current hyper fixation? Are you a little bit chronically online? Do you, too, relate to having a blorbo completely and detrimentally take over your life? Kaliane Bradley and The Ministry of Time might be right up your alley.
This is a book that wields its literary themes in a way that is so familiar and unliterary, I was beyond pleasantly surprised. There are discussions of being biracial, lumped into a “minority” umbrella that are so universal. Feminism, racism, love, language and the power of words - all themes addressed with prose that’s endlessly entertaining.
The yearning is evident, almost from page one. The tension is palpable. The best slow burn I’ve read in a published work. For anyone who doesn’t see the romantic plotline, I worry for you. It could almost have been marketed as a romance
The scifi in this is soft despite time travel being involved. It explores human emotions, delves into the softer sciences/social sciences. It doesn’t seek to explain how the time travel actually functions. Please don’t expect hard science.
Do you have a friend who you text back and forth with about your current hyper fixation? Are you a little bit chronically online? Do you, too, relate to having a blorbo completely and detrimentally take over your life? Kaliane Bradley and The Ministry of Time might be right up your alley.