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| Title | : | To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel #2) |
| Author | : | Connie Willis |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 512 pages |
| Published | : | December 1st 1998 by Bantam Books (first published January 1998) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Time Travel. Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fantasy. Humor |
Connie Willis
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 512 pages Rating: 4.13 | 31167 Users | 3695 Reviews
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Connie Willis' Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Doomsday Book uses time travel for a serious look at how people connect with each other. In this Hugo-winning companion to that novel, she offers a completely different kind of time travel adventure: a delightful romantic comedy that pays hilarious homage to Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat. When too many jumps back to 1940 leave 21st century Oxford history student Ned Henry exhausted, a relaxing trip to Victorian England seems the perfect solution. But complexities like recalcitrant rowboats, missing cats, and love at first sight make Ned's holiday anything but restful - to say nothing of the way hideous pieces of Victorian art can jeopardize the entire course of history.
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| Original Title: | To Say Nothing of the Dog, or How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last |
| ISBN: | 0553575384 (ISBN13: 9780553575385) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Oxford Time Travel #2 |
| Characters: | Ned Henry, Verity Kindle |
| Literary Awards: | Hugo Award for Best Novel (1999), Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1998), Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1999), Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis for Bestes ausländisches Werk (2002), Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire Nominee for Roman étranger (2001) ALA Alex Award (1998), Prix Bob Morane for roman traduit (2001) |
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Ratings: 4.13 From 31167 Users | 3695 ReviewsJudge Based On Books To Say Nothing of the Dog (Oxford Time Travel #2)
All of Connie Willis' other time travel books are too long. This one is too short.That said, I think it is incredibly cruel to create a future timeline with no cats in it. I have seen your future, and I do not want to live in it.(view spoiler)[Good thing the space-time continuum apparently abhors a vacuum of kittens. (hide spoiler)](view spoiler)[Wow, how often to you manage to cram two "uu" words into the same sentence? (hide spoiler)]We all like a good laugh dont we? But for me, comedy works best in TV shows or movies. Humour in print works best in shorter formats, like cartoon strips or magazine articles. I tend to find comic novels (not to be confused with graphic novels) problematical. The trouble is I keep expecting to laugh at every page and that is a tall order for the authors. I dont expect to be thrilled by every page of a thriller or to be scared by every page of a horror novel so I dont know why I have such a high
It is a revelation, smart and funny, especially a particular mix-up about Cyril. Romance, time travel, history, this book has it all.
Ah, I was so bummed when this book was over, I would have gladly stayed with these characters for at least a month, that's how delightful they were. Even when Willis writes about the more annoying characters, it's with such bonhomie they become like irritating family members that you hope will leave soon but they are still family so you're stuck with them, and after they leave you can have a good laugh and roll your eyes at their antics. And I miss Cyril and Princess Amahajumed the most, I wish
This book is the best book.That is all.Okay maybe it's not all.I don't even know how to describe it ... a ridiculously clever, ridiculously funny madcap time-travelling Victoriana-infused romp?Profoundly Oxfordy as well - full of references and allusions that make me at once feel at one and in on a snooty private joke. Which is a feeling I kinda enjoy. Because I'm a bad person.Also Lady Shrapnel is the best name for a villain.
"When was the last time Id eaten? A cup of tea and a rock cake at the Womens Institute Victory Drive Sale of Work was all I could remember, and that was at least two days and fifty-two years ago."This was absurd and witty and very, very funny. Im a sucker for absurd and funny.
$2.99 Kindle sale, Dec. 11, 2018. While this offbeat time-travel novel is a sequel of sorts to Doomsday Book, they have completely different vibes, and it's not really necessary to have read Doomsday Book before this one. This is one of my favorite books in the world, but it's kind of an odd one that probably won't work for everyone. It's a little bit madcap farce, with people running and time-hopping around trying to find some obscure, ugly piece of Victorian art; it's got a bit of romantic
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