SciFi and Fantasy Book Club discussion

Nice article in Slate Magazine about Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

https://slate.com/technology/2020/12/...

Note; article contains spoilers but it is an interesting juxtaposition of a current, for the book timeline, pandemic and one in the past (time travel is involved)

Thanks, CBRetriever! Posted it on my Facebook page!

Planning the same, Mindy. Thanks @CBR

I’m actually listening to it right now and it’s ... surreal

I picked it up in a second hand shop on Monday. I’m sure I’ll get around to it eventually. Been wanting to read it but it’s so big and it’s a bit daunting when you see the page numbers when you have the iPad on old person font. It’s bad enough in paperback.

It’s literally one of my all-time favorite books

Definitely a masterpiece - highly recommended as Audiobook. I know willis's repetitive style is not to everyone's liking but for me it works brilliantly.

Jacqueline, read it! Yes, it’s long, but I didn’t even notice (listening to it helped), it went by so smoothly.

Diane wrote: "Jacqueline, read it! Yes, it’s long, but I didn’t even notice (listening to it helped), it went by so smoothly."

Yeah I will Diane. Probably should read some of the others I've started first though. I think I'm currently at around 23 in my Currently Reading list. I have every intention of finishing Leviathan Wakes this month with the group. I'm currently sorting out my childhood home and then next week I will be going to help my daughter move back into the Farm with her boyfriend. She's currently 34ish weeks pregnant so that should be fun. No time for reading though. By the time I have some spare time I'm too knackered to read.

Doomsday Book >> First impressions | Final thoughts

For those who want to discuss the book. I didn't read the link yet, but I have it open in my browser. I'll find it later this week and read it :)

edit: I edited the thread title a bit, to make it clear this is not about the book, but about the article.

I have this in paperback, will get to it... eventually.

I read Doomsday Book years ago and all I can really say about it is that I prefer Willis' comical books much more. Doomsday Book was.....a lot.

As for my own response to the pandemic, it has not renewed my interest in pandemic stories. Quite the opposite, it's pretty much a trigger now.