false <![CDATA[Impossible Things]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167544947m/24987.jpg 24987 2 Comprising: The Last of the Winnebagos Even the Queen Schwarzschild Radius Ado Spice Pogrom Winter's Tale Chance In the Late Cretaceous Time Out Jack At the Rialto 1929989 1 12 1993 Impossible Things total:391|5:100|4:170|3:106|2:15|1:0| 391 1528 528 30 4 1 false false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 09:52:51 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 10:08:12 -0700 2008
If there is a raison d'être for genre fiction, it is summarized in the above quote fro...more...]]> 2 1 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 15 18:21:25 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 02 09:24:25 -0800 2009 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was good but the subsequent books got less and less interesting), I found most of the stories in this collection...meh. To be honest, I couldn't even bring myself to finish some of the stories.

That said, "Winte...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 09:28:22 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 08:25:42 -0700 2009 The two stories that really stand out for me however is "Even the Queen" and "Ado".

Even the Queen takes to the limit the ultimate women's issue.
I think what it is saying is that men are not the only thing keeping...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 14 09:15:50 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 17:13:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 05:20:08 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 10 06:06:03 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Sep 05 07:51:53 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 14 10:35:41 -0700 2007
I was a little disappointed, as I've really enjoyed Connie Willis' novels; the short stories in this collection IMHO just didn't quite match up. While the story concepts were ori...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 16:36:27 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 23:46:16 -0800 2008 The Winds of Marble Arch, but I'm giving it four stars anyway because it contains so many of my favorites, including Even the Queen, which I may just love the most. Also nice: Willis writes brief int...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Fri Jan 04 21:20:28 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 16:08:09 -0800 2008
“I’m not talking about sin,” Elizabeth said. “I’m talking about little things that you wouldn’t think would matter so much, like stepping in a puddle or having a fight with somebody. What if you drove off and left somebody standing in the middle of the road b...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 30 15:30:15 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 15:31:56 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jun 23 02:30:34 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 02:32:21 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 10:23:51 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 10:25:02 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Dec 13 20:19:39 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 20:20:49 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Thu Oct 15 03:44:51 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 03:44:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 28 16:52:13 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 16:52:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 06:03:08 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 15:15:48 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Feb 04 10:08:31 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 10:08:31 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Feb 20 04:39:12 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 04:44:04 -0800 2008 The Last of the Winnebagos was my introduction to Connie Willis's work, which I love. Although Even the Queen was ground-breaking in its day, it's not one of my favourites.I thought Ado was totally ridiculous when I first read it, but now I'm not so sure....

Wish her work was easier to g...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 02 15:14:42 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 15:18:35 -0800 2008 To Say Nothing of the Dog and Doomsday are excellent), so I thought I would try. I do like how a novel can develop things a bit more, but some of the stories were pretty good and one I really like...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Sat Jul 18 18:17:20 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 18:17:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 06 22:36:40 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 21 23:13:16 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 22:36:40 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=24987