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A review by meadhbh
The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley
4.5
This book is so many things to me, and so many of them are truly beautiful and excellent. It's funny, in a way that genuinely made me laugh out loud. It's sexy, in a slow build but inevitable way that pays off fantastically. It explores the similarities and differences of personal experiences of trauma and generational trauma. It is a thrilling, action-packed spy novel. It poses fascinating questions about the science of time travel. It is truly devastating, but ultimately uplifting. It is deeply personal, while also speaking to broad, societal issues. It is utterly fantastic.
The Ministry of Time tells the story of our unnamed protagonist, who is employed as a "bridge" for a refugee of time, Commander Graham Gore, who was supposed to die in his arctic exploration of 1847. There is, of course, the whacky fish out of water shenanigans that you would expect in such a set-up, but the story is so much deeper than that. I don't want to give too much away here though - half the beauty of this book, for me, was discovering the story as it unfolded.
I did not expect this book to have half as much of an impact as it did, and I didn't expect it to stay with me as strongly as it has. I don't think I can do justice to all of the things I love about this book, so all I will say is read it.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book for free.
The Ministry of Time tells the story of our unnamed protagonist, who is employed as a "bridge" for a refugee of time, Commander Graham Gore, who was supposed to die in his arctic exploration of 1847. There is, of course, the whacky fish out of water shenanigans that you would expect in such a set-up, but the story is so much deeper than that. I don't want to give too much away here though - half the beauty of this book, for me, was discovering the story as it unfolded.
I did not expect this book to have half as much of an impact as it did, and I didn't expect it to stay with me as strongly as it has. I don't think I can do justice to all of the things I love about this book, so all I will say is read it.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book for free.