I’m not one for complicated reviews but of Connie Willis’s Blackout, I have this to offer: Now and then a novel comes along that is so damn engaging and exciting, it reduces reality to a niggling irritation serving no purpose other than to obstruct quality reading time. I clearly recall feeling the same way when reading Passage nine years ago. The terrible feelings of disappointment upon reaching the end of the book. Not because it sucked, but because I would no longer be spending my time with those characters, each of whom had become as real as the people populating my own life. Even more so, some of them.
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Interesting. I didn’t like Passages at all, but I do love her time travel stuff. I’m behind on my Willis, so I’ll go chase down a copy!
This is her best work yet IMHO
I have both books now, so there will be a time to read them both at one go. I didnt want to read part one and then be left hanging waiting for part 2 to come out.
a sound plan. I’m reading All Clear on my Kindle
What a coincidence, I’ve just finished rereading Blackout, for the third time, in preparation to starting All Clear.
Super book.