Monday, August 27, 2007
book report: To Say Nothing of the Dog
To Say Nothing of the Dog
by Connie Willis
I loved this book! It is a tasty package of time-travel, science fiction, British history, and silly Victorian romance. Perhaps not everyone would appreciate such a mish-mash of genres, but with my range of interests, I thought it was fantastic. I have enjoyed everything I've read by Connie Willis - and this was one of my favorites.
Ned Henry is sent back to Victorian England to find out what happened to the bishop's bird stump from the Coventry cathedral that was destroyed by Nazi bombers in 1940. In the future, where time travel has become a valid scientific pursuit, a Lady Schrapnell has found the diaries of her many-times great-grandmother whose life was forever changed by a visit to Coventry's cathedral in the 1880s. Lady Schrapnell takes it upon herself to recreate the destroyed cathedral and wants every detail to be perfect.
It's a charming, funny, and satisfying book. The loose ends get mostly wrapped up and there's all kinds of literary in-jokes for those who are so inclined. Loved it.
by Connie Willis
I loved this book! It is a tasty package of time-travel, science fiction, British history, and silly Victorian romance. Perhaps not everyone would appreciate such a mish-mash of genres, but with my range of interests, I thought it was fantastic. I have enjoyed everything I've read by Connie Willis - and this was one of my favorites.
Ned Henry is sent back to Victorian England to find out what happened to the bishop's bird stump from the Coventry cathedral that was destroyed by Nazi bombers in 1940. In the future, where time travel has become a valid scientific pursuit, a Lady Schrapnell has found the diaries of her many-times great-grandmother whose life was forever changed by a visit to Coventry's cathedral in the 1880s. Lady Schrapnell takes it upon herself to recreate the destroyed cathedral and wants every detail to be perfect.
It's a charming, funny, and satisfying book. The loose ends get mostly wrapped up and there's all kinds of literary in-jokes for those who are so inclined. Loved it.
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