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Title: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis ISBN: 0-553-56273-8 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 August, 1993 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.03 (321 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Two Plagues in One Wonderful Book!!
Comment: A friend of mine who lives in the same town as Connie Willis sent me the Doomsday book for Christmas because, eccentric as it might sound, I love plagues, particularly the Bubonic Plague of the 14th century. Not only did I get a wonderful discussion of the Bubonic Plague, but Willis gave me ANOTHER plague mystery to solve. I solved the second mystery the first time I read the book, but I have still reread it at least 3 times since I got it. In addition to the wonderful plague scenarios, Willis' characters, with the exception of Kivrin, are real people dealing with a crisis. The characters run the gamut from the superstitiously wicked Lady Imeyne to the wickedly funny Finch whose main worry is running out of toilet paper. But the best character is Father Roche, an unlettered village priest who embodies the medieval idea of the saintly priest who actually ministers to his flock rather than fleecing them like so many actual priests did. Willis' science may be "iffy," but her history is right on target. As a literature professor, I am forced to read "good" fiction for a living, but for relaxation, give me a rousing science fiction/mystery/romance like the Doomsday Book. It's one of the best Christmas gifts I ever got
Rating: 5
Summary: Fantastic book with beautifully crafted characters
Comment: I'm beginning to think that reading books that have been suggested to me (even off-handedly) is the way to go. I never would have noticed this book or thought to read it otherwise.
I started Doomsday Book the day after I finished reading Michael Crichton's Timeline. At first glance, the books seem to have the exact same plot: Technology enables historians to travel back in time to the 1300s, and a crisis in the present day threatens to strand the time-traveler(s). But, I noticed differences in the two books immediately. Gone are the dull characters. Gone are the images of the middle ages as pretty or romantic.
The plot could be told in a short story. But every page of Willis' book is worth reading. The plot isn't so important as the characters. They are so wonderfully three-dimensional; I cared about the characters and their feelings as the plot slowly revealed itself. The characters were dynamic people.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I really couldn't put it down until the very end.
Rating: 4
Summary: What a great book!
Comment: If you like sci-fi, fantasy and history you'll love this book. I did. The characters are totally engaging and it's fascinating. The only thing that stops it from being a 5 star book is the long parts about Dunworthy, they got a little boring. All the parts that take place in the 14th century are totally excellent.
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Title: To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis, Connie Willis ISBN: 0553575384 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Bellwether by Connie Willis ISBN: 0553562967 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Passage by Connie Willis ISBN: 0553580515 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis ISBN: 0553270257 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Impossible Things by Connie Willis ISBN: 0553564366 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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