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Return to the world of To Say Nothing of the Dog where historians can time travel to events and see what really happened. But what happens when the time travel mechanism starts slipping and deposits you a little too soon or too late. Or what if your target information was in error to begin with.
There is minor chaos as historians researching events during World War II in Britain strive to blend in with the locals, ferret out information for their studies, and search for their fellow researchers- ...more
There is minor chaos as historians researching events during World War II in Britain strive to blend in with the locals, ferret out information for their studies, and search for their fellow researchers- ...more
I have to admit this one left me kinda blah. I wasn't able to engage with many the characters. I usually anticipate one of Connie Willis's novels, but this one just didn't really do it for me. The novel is not bad - by any means. Personally I think I just read it at the wrong time. (It happens) It may also be that I feel World War II is just overdone - with all those time travelers running about in it, especially the London Blitz - I'm starting to wonder if .. ok I'm kidding. This isn't much of
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This book took me a long time to read. GR reports that I've been struggling along since the end of July and it's now the beginning of December when I finally finished it, only to realize that this is actually only the first half of the book and I now have to read All Clear to finish the story. Gah.
If this were the first of Willis's time travel books that I read, I think I would have found it enthralling and entertaining. The time travel concept is compelling and the rules are revealed slowly and ...more
If this were the first of Willis's time travel books that I read, I think I would have found it enthralling and entertaining. The time travel concept is compelling and the rules are revealed slowly and ...more
I was completely riveted by this book. I enjoyed the history and stories being told; I felt as though I was learning and getting an additional perspective on the Blitz. Sure there were moments of me asking, "Why don't you just do this...", but I went with it and still enjoyed the read.
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I've listened to this to and from work for the past couple of weeks and picked it up to read when I was too tired for anything else (whisper sync rocks sometimes) because it demands very little of of its readers. It's way to shaggy, the suspense structure drove me crazy, and its rife with British cliches (Alf & Binnie!) but I enjoyed it and will, with a short break, continue on to All Clear.
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May 14, 2011
Heather (DeathByBook)
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Apr 20, 2019
Lindsay
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Jan 01, 2016
Lynda
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