Connie Willis
Paperback | Pages: 248 pages Rating: 3.92 | 10591 Users | 1307 Reviews
Mention Books Supposing Bellwether
| Original Title: | Bellwether |
| ISBN: | 0553562967 (ISBN13: 9780553562965) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1997), Locus Award for Novella (1997) |
Narration During Books Bellwether
Pop culture, chaos theory and matters of the heart collide in this unique novella from the Hugo and Nebula winning author of Doomsday Book. Sandra Foster studies fads and their meanings for the HiTek corporation. Bennet O'Reilly works with monkey group behavior and chaos theory for the same company. When the two are thrust together due to a misdelivered package and a run of seemingly bad luck, they find a joint project in a flock of sheep. But series of setbacks and disappointments arise before they are able to find answers to their questions.Itemize Appertaining To Books Bellwether
| Title | : | Bellwether |
| Author | : | Connie Willis |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 248 pages |
| Published | : | June 2nd 1997 by Spectra (first published March 1st 1996) |
| Categories | : | Science Fiction. Fiction. Humor. Romance |
Rating Appertaining To Books Bellwether
Ratings: 3.92 From 10591 Users | 1307 ReviewsEvaluate Appertaining To Books Bellwether
As you may know, I have an up-and-down relationship with Connie Willis books. I think some of them are astoundingly good. I think some of them are very weak. So I always start a new one wondering which it's going to be. And then there's Bellwether, which is barely even science fiction, and it's fun, but a bit forgettable. This one didn't disappoint me, but it wasn't anything more than fine.Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement.Baaaaaaaa!I'm caught in a horrible quandary. On the one hand, this is a purely wonderful and madcap whirlwind of farcical trendsetting, and I mean that most literally, in that it's ABOUT the madcap whirlwind of farcical trendsetting, and yet for all its humor, its chaos, its insight into human and animal behavior, and even how fads rule the sciences, I have to admit that this isn't *actually* science fiction.It is a fantastic novella, though. :) It's funny on so many different levels, and
The first time I read this, I gave it four stars.Time, however, has warped my feelings about this book from "minor but fun" to "the best option if you really want to read Connie Willis" to "this represents a vicious libel on bread pudding and I'm not sure if I can forgive it." So let's take a tour of those evolving impressions.Minor but fun:Bellwether is something of a romp. It's slight (literally--this is closer to a novella than a true novel), and that slightness works to its advantage,
I'm not sure this really belongs under speculative fiction, but I found it in the SF/F section in Waterstones, so it'll do. Nor is it exactly humour -- it's humorous, but I don't think that's the main feature of the book. It's also not a romance, even though there is romance in it. In fact, I'm not entirely sure what it is, altogether.I did enjoy it, all the way through, which is a step up for me when it comes to Connie Willis. (I found The Domesday Book painful when it comes to pacing, but
Reread for an upcoming Good Story is Hard to Find podcast episode. It was fun all over again! Original review below.=======Sandra Foster studies fads and their meanings for the HiTek corporation. Bennet O'Reilly works with monkey group behavior and chaos theory for the same company. When the two are thrust together due to a misdelivered package and a run of bad luck, they find a joint project in a flock of sheep. But series of setbacks and disappointments arise before they are able to find
Re-read in December 2015.Bellwether isnt science fiction, though the story is about scientists. At heart its an off-beat romance between a couple of researchers, and it follows the often hit-and-miss process of scientific discovery. Sandra Foster studies the origin of fads; Bennett OReilly studies animal behavior as an aspect of chaos theory. They work at the same tech company but have never met... that is until fate intervenes in the form of an exasperating administrative assistant named Flip.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.