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A review by mikimeiko
All Clear by Connie Willis
3.0
I finally finished reading this book and while it wasn't an entirely unpleasant experience I truly believe that if Connie Willis managed to write this story in only one book instead of two it would have been better for the story. Repetition and cycles of despair-hope-guilt-relief are definitely one of Connie Willis trademarks but it could have worked thematically even trimming a bit (or a lot) here and there. (Also I was a bit annoyed by people whose day job was time travel being so confused by time travel logic so often ._.)
My major problem with it, though, is the fact that by focusing once again so hard on the continuum "doing things" to select a course of history made it very difficult for me to continue to believe that it's not a sentient force. The book actually calls attention to this at one point but the way it deals with still left me unconvinced.
My major problem with it, though, is the fact that by focusing once again so hard on the continuum "doing things" to select a course of history made it very difficult for me to continue to believe that it's not a sentient force. The book actually calls attention to this at one point but the way it deals with still left me unconvinced.