A review by angus_mckeogh
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

2.0

For winning the Hugo and Nebula Awards in the same year I was expecting something truly amazing. Again, reviews frequently come down to expectations not met. I was really excited going into this book and just knew I was going to love it. Unfortunately to be honest the book was incredibly slow. I was expecting time travel back to the Middle Ages and multiple adventures thereafter; an incredible world built out of the past. So I was thoroughly disappointed when the main character traveled back in time and then proceeded to essentially sit motionless for 250 to 300 pages. Very little eventually occurred when the main character reached the past and moreover very little really occurred overall. Much too long and too little action. It took about 425 pages to get to the meat of the story and any reasonable conflict. Really just pretty continuously boring. If you’re looking for a rip-roaring sci-fi adventure set in the past, this is not your book. If you’re seeking something that’s more of a slow boil (or no boil) and a marginal mystery story with nothing all that exciting ultimately happening, then this might be the book for you.