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As a time travel book, this story might be shelved as science fiction, but the heroine's tale is set in medieval times which could appeal to historical or fantasy readers, also.
I was intrigued with the unfolding of the medieval tale. Willis did such a good job depicting the feeling and place of the past that I was disappointed every time she returned the reader to the present. I "suffered" through the present to return to the past each time. I find myself wanting to travel with the protagonist a ...more
I was intrigued with the unfolding of the medieval tale. Willis did such a good job depicting the feeling and place of the past that I was disappointed every time she returned the reader to the present. I "suffered" through the present to return to the past each time. I find myself wanting to travel with the protagonist a ...more
Re-reading this for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Club March 2011 Theme: Joint Winner of Hugo and Nebula Awards. To follow the discussions, visit this page: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show_b...
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Full of very stupid people that supposedly have brains somewhere in their head, and this can be very tedious to read since parts of it are repeated a lot. It really only became interesting once the plague shows up, which you knew was going to happen pretty early on so don't think its a spoiler and why one of the main characters did not realize this with all the clues I have no idea. High hopes for this from all the reviews and awards it has won, but I found it way too repetitive and really neede
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I'm a big fan of the Black Death (in terms of historical study) and found this book to be very enjoyable. I wish there was more on the Danse Macabre or references to Ring-Around-The-Rosie but the portrayal was nicely done.
In terms of time travel and paradoxes and "parallel worlds"/"worlds collide" type things, I really thought the book stood out as a realistic-sounding portrayal of how time travel would work. ...more
In terms of time travel and paradoxes and "parallel worlds"/"worlds collide" type things, I really thought the book stood out as a realistic-sounding portrayal of how time travel would work. ...more
Despite the first 2/3s bring only moderately amusing - the back end of the story is one unending series of despairs. If I had known how much sadness was contained within, I never would chosen to read the Doomsday Book. Nevertheless, I'm glad I did.
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