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Summary: Finest last line of any book I've ever read
Review: ...but if you don't read the book first, it won't mean a thing. Yes, this book moves more slowly than some of Willis's later books, but it is far from boring. Each detail builds to an inevitable climax, the reader feeling the same mixture of doom and hope that Jeff does.
I have loved this book for a long time, so much that when asked to lend it, I bought a second copy in case the first never came back.
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Summary: Finest last line of any book I've ever read
Review: ...but if you don't read the book first, it won't mean a thing. Yes, this book moves more slowly than some of Willis's later books, but it is far from boring. Each detail builds to an inevitable climax, the reader feeling the same mixture of doom and hope that Jeff does.I have loved this book for a long time, so much that when asked to lend it, I bought a second copy in case the first never came back. Paula
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Summary: When you least expect it
Review: ...this book will GET you!
I read it, enjoyed it, wondered what in the world was going to happen. When it happened it took me completely by surprise. A haunting book that draws you in so skillfully you don't even realize what's going on.
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Summary: Wonderful, wonderful story
Review: A gently written, lovely story with layer upon layer that weaves finally into a cohesive whole. A story so totally character driven (particularly when some of the characters have been dead and appear only in dreams) is truly rare in recent years. This is one of the books that I will keep and read again from time to time.
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Summary: A magnificent book
Review: A really good book, one of those where you really merge and identify with the characters. The plot is very gentle and slow, which only serves to underline the emotional depth, and the suspense somehow builds up out of nothing. The richness of historic detail only adds, and does not obscure.
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Summary: Fascinating, entertaining and highly recommendable
Review: After I read The Doomsday Book, I looked for other books by Connie Willis, and found Lincoln's Dreams. Although Lincoln's Dreams isn't a very long book, it contains areas of interest for a broad spectrum of people: Civil War history, psychology, mystery, romance, and the price of war both in the past and present. Several years ago, I recommended it to someone I worked for, and when I ran into her recently, the first thing she remembered about me was that I was the person who suggested she read it! It's fascinating. It's entertaining. Read it.
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Summary: My least favorite Connie Willis book
Review: After loving the time travel books, this was a disappointment. I never really connected with the characters, and while there was some interesting information about the Civil War and General Lee, I never really figured out the point of the book.
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Summary: Not a Love Story
Review: After reading "Bellweather" I was expecting much more from this book. I was very confused by an ending that did not successfully wrap up many of the ideas that were brought up throughout the story. Lincoln's dreams, Malachi's dreams, Annie's dreams, Traveler's dreams... I know that my dreams were much more vivid while I read it, but I was waiting and wanting so much more from the endless, and maybe that was the problem, possibilities in this book. I can appreciate the details of the battles and the violence of the Civil War, but calling this a "love story" is misleading. I would love to see a rewrite of this book since it read like an early draft.
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Summary: My least favorite Connie Willis book
Review: After reading this book I read an interview with the author where she said it was more about Traveller than Lee or Lincoln. Indeed it is about loyalty and unconditional love. I have previously read To Say Nothing of the Dog by Willis and still count it as one of my favorite books. But that was comic where this is simply stunning. It is the kind of book that makes you fall in love with the author for having created something so beautiful.
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Summary: Haunting and understated
Review: After reading this book I read an interview with the author where she said it was more about Traveller than Lee or Lincoln. Indeed it is about loyalty and unconditional love. I have previously read To Say Nothing of the Dog by Willis and still count it as one of my favorite books. But that was comic where this is simply stunning. It is the kind of book that makes you fall in love with the author for having created something so beautiful.
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