When I usually listen to audiobooks, I'm doing monotonous chores and endless hours of physical therapy. It helps to pass the time, but in the case of When I usually listen to audiobooks, I'm doing monotonous chores and endless hours of physical therapy. It helps to pass the time, but in the case of The Ministry of Time I found myself completely wrapped up in the narrative and I was unable to disengage from this story. Narrators, George Weightman and Katie Leung, were the perfect fit for the characters. I could envision everything with vivid detail with little effort on my part.
When reading through the mixture of genres it seems borderline overwhelming, but the delivery in the book is smooth. Each moment feels like a natural progression.
Expats from different moments in history are gathered through time travel and studied. Time travel doesn't always work for me in novels, but in this case, Bradley made magic. The characters had reasonable reactions indicative of their original time period. Each found specific modern elements difficult to accept while others were marvels. It was an adventure seeing the Expats get carried away at times.
The romance was secondary to the overall story and felt understated even. Instead of labeling someone based on their time period, seeing a character through the eyes of someone who loves them makes a character come across more whole to the reader. This made their humanity the focus; it was lovely to witness.
This one deserves all the hype. I can't wait to see what Bradley writes next!...more
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