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Doomsday Book af Connie Willis
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Doomsday Book (original 1992; udgave 1993)

af Connie Willis

Serier: Oxford Time Travel (1)

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"A tour de force."- The New York Times Book Review Connie Willis draws upon her understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering, and the indomitable will of the human spirit. For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi for a woman traveling alone. For her instructors in the twenty-first century, it meant painstaking calculations and careful monitoring of the rendezvous location where Kivrin would be received. But a crisis strangely linking past and future strands Kivrin in a bygone age as her fellows try desperately to rescue her. In a time of superstition and fear, Kivrin-barely of age herself-finds she has become an unlikely angel of hope during one of history's darkest hours.… (mere)
Medlem:mclay2007
Titel:Doomsday Book
Forfattere:Connie Willis
Info:Spectra (1993), Mass Market Paperback, 592 pages
Samlinger:Dit bibliotek
Vurdering:****
Nøgleord:Science Fiction, Time Travel

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Doomsday Book af Connie Willis (1992)

  1. 284
    To Say Nothing of the Dog af Connie Willis (amberwitch, Othemts, Patangel)
    amberwitch: A much lighter story set in the same universe.
    Othemts: To Say Nothing of the Dog is a more light-hearted time travel adventure which is sort of a sequel to Doomsday Book. Both are excellent, enjoyable novels.
  2. 163
    Blackout af Connie Willis (bell7)
    bell7: Some characters return in this story, set in 1944 England, and involving similar themes of how people react in a crisis.
  3. 121
    Year of Wonders af Geraldine Brooks (labfs39)
  4. 112
    Eifelheim af Michael Flynn (Ape)
    Ape: Far from identical stories, but both are sci-fi takes on the black death (Eifelheim: Aliens, Doomsday Book: Time Travel.) There are numerous similarities, and I think if you like one the other might be worth looking into.
  5. 70
    The Door into Summer af Robert A. Heinlein (Kichererbse)
  6. 70
    The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century af Ian Mortimer (Sakerfalcon)
    Sakerfalcon: A non-fiction book about everyday life in C14th England, written as though you the reader are there. Kivrin would have found this essential reading to prepare for her journey into the past.
  7. 40
    Replay af Ken Grimwood (Kichererbse)
  8. 30
    Kindred af Octavia E. Butler (Anonym bruger)
  9. 41
    Station Eleven af Emily St. John Mandel (Rubbah)
    Rubbah: Both amazing books featuring dangerous flu like viruses and how people cope in emergency situations
  10. 20
    Just One Damned Thing After Another af Jodi Taylor (Aug3Zimm)
    Aug3Zimm: Time travel to the past as part of educational study
  11. 87
    Tidsmaskinen af H. G. Wells (JGolomb)
  12. 10
    The Annals of Ireland af Friar John Clyn (the_awesome_opossum)
    the_awesome_opossum: The Annals of Ireland was referenced and quoted a few times in Doomsday Book
  13. 10
    The Years of Rice and Salt af Kim Stanley Robinson (sturlington)
  14. 00
    Pesten af Albert Camus (aulsmith)
    aulsmith: Two books that depict how communities deal with plagues.
  15. 00
    22.11.63 af Stephen King (Othemts)
  16. 34
    Timeline af Michael Crichton (labrick)
  17. 12
    Wolf Hall : roman af Hilary Mantel (Anonym bruger)
    Anonym bruger: This is another book that really brings a period of history to life around you.
  18. 12
    Company of Liars af Karen Maitland (Othemts)
  19. 02
    The Time Ships af Stephen Baxter (JGolomb)
  20. 49
    World war z af Max Brooks (cmbohn)

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Time travel is a very hackneyed concept in science fiction. After all it was done first, and arguably best, by H.G.Wells in The Time Machine, more than a century ago. But Connie Willis has managed to grab hold of the idea and make it interesting again.

In Willis’ near-term future (2054 AD), time travel has been invented and is in the hands of academics at Oxford University. Doomsday Book details a research trip to the early 1300s to investigate mediaeval life and settle academic questions about the way the English language was spoken.

But things go horribly wrong and the time-traveller, a young woman called Kivrin, ends up arriving at a time right when the Black Death hits England. Co-incidentally, an epidemic of severe flu afflicts 21st century Britain, throwing all into confusion at both ends of the time travel voyage.

Willis seems to effortlessly combine comedy and tragedy in this book, no mean feat. We certainly feel the tragedy of the Black Death, because Kivrin, and ourselves as readers, come to know the people whom it affects, and feel their suffering. Contrast this with the almost dismissive treatment of the same plague by Ken Follett in World Without End in which the only people to die are characters we don’t much care about.

I really enjoyed this book. ( )
  davidrgrigg | Mar 23, 2024 |
This book is so depressing without a lot of joy or intrigue to carry you through. I cried for most of the last half because the detailed descriptions of death by bubonic plague are agonizing. ( )
  mslibrarynerd | Jan 13, 2024 |
An awful book. The entire story was filled with problems all the characters were unable to fix. In fact, only the ending accomplished anything. Physiological problems are simply not reasonable conflicts in any storytelling medium.
Time travel in general is boring science fiction. However, this book did introduce some important time travel innovations. It does not save the book, but it is worth mentioning. (Thankfully, I have only read one other time travel book REPLAY, which was significantly better). ( )
  MXMLLN | Jan 12, 2024 |
Way too long. To be fair, I was listening with a partner in the car and we stopped riding in cars together as often so it took us probably at least a year to get through it, which probably makes it feel longer :P

It was a mildly interesting premise but there was way too much filler material that didn't advance the plot and I think was trying to build suspense or something, but really just made it kinda boring. ( )
  stardustwisdom | Dec 31, 2023 |
Excellent story, well told. Though it is billed as science fiction, some of the tech reads a little dated so it reads a little more like alternate history with time travel thrown in. But the characters are drawn in such a way that you care about them. Connie Willis really takes you to what it might have been like during the plague in the Middle Ages. Incredibly terrifying. Highly recommended. ( )
  Neil_Luvs_Books | Dec 10, 2023 |
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Willis’ prose is acceptable, and the characterization effective enough that Kivrin’s situation is gripping. Overall, the book is a bit too long for its plot; blame the rise of word-processors. At least it’s shorter than Black Out/All Clear.
 

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"A tour de force."- The New York Times Book Review Connie Willis draws upon her understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering, and the indomitable will of the human spirit. For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi for a woman traveling alone. For her instructors in the twenty-first century, it meant painstaking calculations and careful monitoring of the rendezvous location where Kivrin would be received. But a crisis strangely linking past and future strands Kivrin in a bygone age as her fellows try desperately to rescue her. In a time of superstition and fear, Kivrin-barely of age herself-finds she has become an unlikely angel of hope during one of history's darkest hours.

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