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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
Reading my 1st ebook!! :)
I have no words to tell how much I love that book. I read it many times in French, and now it was my first time in English on my kobo. Even better!
They should make a movie out of it. Story is too good.
I have no words to tell how much I love that book. I read it many times in French, and now it was my first time in English on my kobo. Even better!
They should make a movie out of it. Story is too good.
It's not bad, but I'm just not in the mood for it right now. I'll try again some other time.
If there was some way to give this book more than 5 stars, I would.
The perfect mix of Wodehouse, sci-fi, and cats.
“I’m going to go talk to Finch, not the forensics expert.” She pulled on her gloves. “At any rate, I’m completely recovered. I don’t find you attractive at all,” she said, and swept out the front door.
The perfect mix of Wodehouse, sci-fi, and cats.
“I’m going to go talk to Finch, not the forensics expert.” She pulled on her gloves. “At any rate, I’m completely recovered. I don’t find you attractive at all,” she said, and swept out the front door.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism
To Say Nothing of the Dog is a companion novel to Doomsday Book, and oh, what a romp! Ned Henry is a temporal historian in 2057, and after too many jumps back to 1940, in search of a hideous artifact, he is exhausted and sent back to Victorian England to rest and recover. Rest and recovery are the very last things he finds, but what follows is an hilarious adventure and homage to Three Men in a Boat. This is very hard to explain; all you need to know is that it is clever, fun, funny, romantic, and full of endearing characters, human and animal. Just delightful.
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
The follow-up to [book:The Doomsday Book|73636187] and another imaginative work by [author:Connie Willis|14032]. This book has it all: Science Fiction, Science (which was incomprehensible for me), Romance, Mystery, and lots of Humor in the form of slapstick. I must admit not my favorite type of humor, but still fun.
Set in 2057, Ned, our Protagonist, is wrangled by an Oxford donor to travel to Victorian England to aid her in rebuilding Coventry Cathedral, which was destroyed in WWII bombing raids. Ned is set on a journey to find the Bishop's Bird Stump (a hideous vase) and determine if it was in the Cathedral at the time of the bombing.
By the title, you may be able to determine the reference to [book:Three Men in a Boat|4921]. You would be correct, as Ned travels the Thames with 2 other men and one of the greatest dogs I have had the pleasure to get to know, Clyde, a pampered bull dog. I adored him and the cat, Princess Arjumand.
A fun Time-Travel rollick that deserves all the literary praise Willis was bestowed.
Set in 2057, Ned, our Protagonist, is wrangled by an Oxford donor to travel to Victorian England to aid her in rebuilding Coventry Cathedral, which was destroyed in WWII bombing raids. Ned is set on a journey to find the Bishop's Bird Stump (a hideous vase) and determine if it was in the Cathedral at the time of the bombing.
By the title, you may be able to determine the reference to [book:Three Men in a Boat|4921]. You would be correct, as Ned travels the Thames with 2 other men and one of the greatest dogs I have had the pleasure to get to know, Clyde, a pampered bull dog. I adored him and the cat, Princess Arjumand.
A fun Time-Travel rollick that deserves all the literary praise Willis was bestowed.
adventurous
challenging
lighthearted
slow-paced
This was a re-read - I read it for the first time more than twenty years ago. I saw it mentioned on social media, remembered vaguely that I'd loved it, and downloaded it to read again.
Never go back to the books you loved twenty years ago!
It's still a good story, but the moment a certain character was mentioned, I remembered the plot twist towards the end relating to him, and although there was a certain pleasure in noting how cleverly the writer hid his importance in plain sight, the whole book was still spoilered.
If you've never read this before... enjoy! There's something of a slow start, but persevere beyond the first chapter and you'll be richly rewarded. Chapter 3 is still a marvel of how to condense a lot of worldbuilding and exposition into a tense and forward-moving story. I promise that the complications of complications sort themselves out, and the technical stuff eventually makes sense.
Never go back to the books you loved twenty years ago!
It's still a good story, but the moment a certain character was mentioned, I remembered the plot twist towards the end relating to him, and although there was a certain pleasure in noting how cleverly the writer hid his importance in plain sight, the whole book was still spoilered.
If you've never read this before... enjoy! There's something of a slow start, but persevere beyond the first chapter and you'll be richly rewarded. Chapter 3 is still a marvel of how to condense a lot of worldbuilding and exposition into a tense and forward-moving story. I promise that the complications of complications sort themselves out, and the technical stuff eventually makes sense.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Perfection in a chaotic system (except that there’s a Victorian seance).
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Fire/Fire injury, War, Classism
Minor: Animal death
burnout, overwork