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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
You can't read this until you've read the stories and books that lead up to this. Start with Connie Willis story "Fire Watch", which will introduce to to the time-traveling historians of future University of Oxford. Then set aside a block of time for the wonderfully long novel "The Doomsday Book".
The books in this series have all won Hugo awards, the first time that all books in a series have won. Two of the books were also Nebula award winners.
The books in this series have all won Hugo awards, the first time that all books in a series have won. Two of the books were also Nebula award winners.
While I wanted to like this as much as Oxford Time Travel, #1 I did not. That being said this was still entertaining & makes you contemplate what COULD one do with the power of time travel?!
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
I was worried I wouldn't like this when I started it as it's the pick of the book club I just joined, but I enjoyed it immensely. The characters were humorous and annoying and engaging, and the setting was well described. I loved Willis's tendency to play around with quotes and kept trying to remember the proper phrasing and what the play on words meant for the scene. I'm definitely going to have to try Willis's other books.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
it was silly and historical and well written and fun
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
OH WOW, this is a good book. I love the whole time traveling universe that Willis has created. Cyril is the bomb.