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This Is How You Lose the Time War
This Is How You Lose the Time War
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April 1, 2020
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April 30, 2020
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How You Lose the Time War
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What Members Thought

Beth
Mar 01, 2020 rated it liked it
Shelves: sword-and-laser, vaginal-fantasy, audio, fantasy, sf
Very lush language, which wasn't great for listening in my car. I keep being distracted by the sound of the words and then realize I wasn't paying attention to what was actually being said. It's not very plot driven so that wasn't too bad. The group agreed that it had a very Romeo-and-Juliet feel, in that the protagonists were fully adolescent in their passion and commitment to death before dis-loving. ...more
1 like ·   · see review
JoyinaBook
Jun 17, 2023 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
4.5 stars rounded up.
1 like ·   · see review
Laurie
Mar 13, 2020 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2020
This is not a book for someone who wants a clear story or plot. This is a series of letters between two mysterious agents who can travel in time. I thought the writing and imagery was beautiful and I enjoyed the slow reveal of the world, though my patience was put to the test somewhat.
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Elizabeth
Oct 22, 2019 added it
Shelves: laser
hatpin
Oct 28, 2019 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: library-book
Amanda
Nov 07, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Sarah
Nov 10, 2019 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Lauren Magee
Dec 04, 2019 marked it as to-read
Laura
Dec 07, 2019 marked it as to-read
Jon Wills
Dec 28, 2019 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: read-2019
Julian
Jan 28, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Andrei Rybin
Apr 22, 2020 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: sci-fi, team-tom-2020
Jeff James
Feb 19, 2020 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: audiobooks, chirp
Maire
Feb 26, 2020 rated it liked it
Jason
Mar 18, 2020 marked it as to-read
Lexie
Nov 25, 2023 rated it really liked it
Caitlin
May 30, 2020 rated it really liked it
Chessa
Jun 02, 2020 marked it as to-read
Shelves: kindle, novella, sf_fantasy, own_it, hugo-nominee
hatpin
Jun 25, 2020 rated it it was ok
Nicole
Aug 10, 2020 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Vicki
Nov 18, 2020 rated it it was amazing
David Raynes
Jan 13, 2021 marked it as to-read
Andrea
Apr 08, 2021 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: science-fiction, time-travel, spec-fic, favorites
Melissa
Apr 13, 2022 marked it as to-read
Joanna
Aug 17, 2022 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Marianne
Jun 14, 2022 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
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