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An absolutely great read. Willis is very, very good at writing humour while maintaining a good story.
I have to say that as far as the story goes, I actually preferred Doomsday Book, but her character development is so fantastic and the pacing so good that I also very much enjoyed this.
She (again) managed to have a time travel story that is about the people in it, more than the dynamics of time travel itself.
Very highly recommended, even to non sci-fi fans.
I have to say that as far as the story goes, I actually preferred Doomsday Book, but her character development is so fantastic and the pacing so good that I also very much enjoyed this.
She (again) managed to have a time travel story that is about the people in it, more than the dynamics of time travel itself.
Very highly recommended, even to non sci-fi fans.
A very interesting and deep book by Seth. I’ll have to reread it a coupe times to get all its subtleties I’m sure.
The story is personal, sweet and profound. And the art is precise yet very “opened”, its never cluttered, it breaths and transports the story very well.
It is also very deeply Canadian, which I love.
Highly recommended.
The story is personal, sweet and profound. And the art is precise yet very “opened”, its never cluttered, it breaths and transports the story very well.
It is also very deeply Canadian, which I love.
Highly recommended.
As poetic as any Sandman story and absolutely beautifully drawn.
adventurous
emotional
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Willis is a fantastic writer, I can’t wait to read All Clear now! I do have to say that this book has some pacing problems here and there, but nothing so bad as to make me having issues reading it.
The author takes her time to develop her characters and story more than she did in Doomsday Book and To Say nothing of the Dog, which some readers will like more than others.
Doomsday Book is still my favourite Willis novel, but maybe All Clear will change that, we’ll see!
The author takes her time to develop her characters and story more than she did in Doomsday Book and To Say nothing of the Dog, which some readers will like more than others.
Doomsday Book is still my favourite Willis novel, but maybe All Clear will change that, we’ll see!
You can see all the elements of the brillant team that Brubaker and Phillips will become. It doesn’t have the great pace of their later stories, nor the perfect touch in character and scene design, but it is still very good. It feels more clichéd than their other stories too, but hey, you gotta start somewhere! Anyhow, I recommend it to any fan of this great duo or of crime stories in general.
This is my first Connie Willis novel, and now I’m craving for more. I won’t talk about the story, which is amazing, because that’s easy to find on Wikipedia. I’ll talk about Connie Willis’s qualities as a writer.
She has a very direct, smart approach to writing sci-fi. She knows exactly what she is doing and who she is writing for. She doesn’t dwell on long descriptions. She puts you in her character’s shoes right off the bat. Within a few lines of dialogue, you have a very good feeling of who they are, what they are doing and why.
She shows you more than she tells you, she guides you through her characters and let your imagination do the rest.
This is a very good approach to writing genre stories like this. She knows she isn’t writing a history book, nor a historical fiction really. This is something else, this is time travelling. Therefore, she doesn’t bombard the reader with unnecessary descriptions of the locations or characters. She gives you enough to get a good sense of the story and put your brain to work.
That to me is the mark of a good writer. One who writes with economy and intelligence. It makes the whole book a very coherent, sensible, funny and fascinating read. Filled with a deep understanding of human nature, its strengths and weaknesses, without ever being on the nose or boring.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
She has a very direct, smart approach to writing sci-fi. She knows exactly what she is doing and who she is writing for. She doesn’t dwell on long descriptions. She puts you in her character’s shoes right off the bat. Within a few lines of dialogue, you have a very good feeling of who they are, what they are doing and why.
She shows you more than she tells you, she guides you through her characters and let your imagination do the rest.
This is a very good approach to writing genre stories like this. She knows she isn’t writing a history book, nor a historical fiction really. This is something else, this is time travelling. Therefore, she doesn’t bombard the reader with unnecessary descriptions of the locations or characters. She gives you enough to get a good sense of the story and put your brain to work.
That to me is the mark of a good writer. One who writes with economy and intelligence. It makes the whole book a very coherent, sensible, funny and fascinating read. Filled with a deep understanding of human nature, its strengths and weaknesses, without ever being on the nose or boring.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it.
