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KathyWheeler
The Doomsday Book | Connie Willis
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I‘ve got about 3 hours left in this book, and I‘m holding out for a happyish ending. Probably not realistic, but I sure wouldn‘t mind one. It got up to 79° here today, so I was walking in shorts again. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
The Doomsday Book | Connie Willis
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Well, something happened in this book that I wasn‘t expecting, but when I look back, it‘s not surprising. A friend and I went on a historic homes and churches tour, and it was such a beautiful day, I went for another walk when we were done. #audiowalk #ClassicLSFBC

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KathyWheeler
The Doomsday Book | Connie Willis
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It was such a beautiful day for walking today — sunny, not too hot, not too cold, and a nice breeze. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
The Doomsday Book | Connie Willis
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I‘m predicting that someone Kivrin meets in the past is not who we and Kivrin are lead to think he is. I‘m not that great with figuring things out, so we‘ll see if my prediction is right. #ClassicLSFBC #audiowalk

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rwmg
Doomsday Book | Connie Willis
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In a time travel accident Kivrin Engle ends up just before Christmas 1348, when the Black Death arrived in Oxford and the surrounding countryside. Can she survive until rescue comes from 2055 Oxford? ⬇

#ClassicLSFBC @RamsFan1963

rwmg Very readable with well developed main characters, though some of the side characters, especially in 2055, were stock figures of fun. Written in 1992 and very presciently putting a pandemic in the 2020s, though in that world it was a lot worse than in ours. I'm not sure the author did all her homework, however, and there were some definite anachronisms in her picture of the 14th century. 1w
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KathyWheeler
The Doomsday Book | Connie Willis
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I‘m glad this is the December book for #ClassicLSFBC because I‘m not sure I would‘ve picked it up again after multiple attempts to read it. I‘m about half way through and really like it. I got home before the rain started. It was 75° today; tomorrow, it‘s supposed to be in the 40s. #audiowalk

Ruthiella Nice when you give a book a second (or third) chance and it works out! 1w
KathyWheeler @Ruthiella It is! The same thing happened to me with In Cold Blood and Moby Dick. With Moby Dick, I‘d started it off and on over 40 years and finally read it a couple of years as a Litsy buddy read. 1w
rubyslippersreads I prefer the other books in this series. (edited) 5d
KathyWheeler @rubyslippersreads Do they need to be read in a particular order? 3d
rubyslippersreads @KathyWheeler I haven‘t read them in order (and haven‘t read all of the series yet), but still enjoyed them. According to Goodreads, there‘s a new one coming in 2025, 3d
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rwmg
The Doomsday Book | Connie Willis
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KathyWheeler
The Doomsday Book | Connie Willis
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William Gadsden‘s mother would drive me up a wall! I wonder if she‘s more than just comic relief. I have a feeling she is, but we‘ll see. #audiowalk

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KathyWheeler
The Doomsday Book | Connie Willis
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The Doomsday Book was published in 1992, and, boy, did Willis get the American reaction to a pandemic spot on! I thought she had one scene that dragged on far too long, but now I know why that scene was so detailed. I had a couple of nice and cool walks today. #audiowalk

DogMomIrene I‘ve eyed this book for a while. Sounds right up my alley. Stacking! 2w
KathyWheeler @DogMomIrene Now that I‘ve gotten past chapter 1, I‘m enjoying it. There‘s nothing wrong with the first chapter, either; I just couldn‘t get past it for years. 2w
DogMomIrene @KathyWheeler 👏🏼 Will be watching for more updates to see your final thoughts. 1w
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KathyWheeler
The Doomsday Book | Connie Willis
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I‘ve tried to read this book multiple times and never got past the first chapter. I don‘t know why — it‘s totally in my wheelhouse. So I‘m listening to it for #ClassicLSFBC and as my new #audiowalk book. I‘ve already gotten past the first chapter. Yay!

BarbaraJean Ooooh, I loved this book! I hope it works for you this time! 2w
KathyWheeler @BarbaraJean I believe I will like it. Sometimes that just happens to me, and I never really know why. 2w
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