This Is How You Lose the Time War

Very lyrical and almost poetic writing style. A little confusing to follow the story, but beautifully written by two talented authors.

Hard to get into, but soooooooo worth it once you do! So beautiful and genuinely interesting!

The members of my book club and myself could not get into this book. It is the only one that no one finished. For us it was really hard to understand and confusing.

I didn't get to finish this book, but I won't get another chance to read it for a while, so I'm writing this now. I LOVED this book. The imagery was vivid. The way the characters talked to each other was alien to each other and to me, and yet so incredibly raw and sincere. The science fiction was fascinating. They were even in love! I can't wait to finish this. UPDATE: holy shit. The sheer amount of pain and joy and sorrow offered in this book with immortal time traveling aliens is absolutely amazing. Everyone needs to read this.

Many time travel books are non-linear to some degree. But this book charts a whole new path when it comes to non-linearity. To be fair, the specifics of where are when are somewhat beside the point, but the places and times the characters go to have very few recognizable features, which leaves the reading without a hook on which to make sense of the narrative (if it can be called that). It's kind of like reading abstract art. Like abstract art, a very few things come into focus by the end if you stare at them long enough, but it requires way too much effort. If you like that kind of thing, carry on, but it's really not for me. And yes, I already know I'm a philistine when it comes to art.