Of Sheep and Scientists
Mar. 28th, 2012 03:23 pmSep 2011
Bellwether - Connie Willis - Bantam, 1997
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Of the 150 or so books that I have read since I started this blog, Passage is the one that haunts me the most. Its atmosphere and terrifying theme have stuck in my mind like no other and I am almost afraid to read it again in case it turns out to be less good than I remember. It is hard to imagine that Willis has written a better book, and this one certainly is not. However, like Passage, it is about academics and the way they work, and to me that is always interesting.
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Bellwether - Connie Willis - Bantam, 1997
* * * *
Of the 150 or so books that I have read since I started this blog, Passage is the one that haunts me the most. Its atmosphere and terrifying theme have stuck in my mind like no other and I am almost afraid to read it again in case it turns out to be less good than I remember. It is hard to imagine that Willis has written a better book, and this one certainly is not. However, like Passage, it is about academics and the way they work, and to me that is always interesting.
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