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mimiruyumi t1_iugovo1 wrote

I just read her, but in fairness, I only read Blackout because it was on the hugo award winners list and I was going through them. I've never heard of her before doing that, and I couldn't find her book in the bookstore, I had to order it.

Are her other books different from blackout? Loved the idea behind that one but couldn't stand the execution 😬 The "Everything goes absolutely wrong for 300 pages" just dragged on so long for me and I got too frustrated by the end. (I know it's a book that was split into two, so I'm not mad that not much happened)

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ricocrispies OP t1_iugpmlt wrote

First of all, please read All Clear (the second half to Blackout). Those two books (I count them as one) are some of my favorite reads of all time. Yes, the first book gets frustrating, but the payoff is more than worth it!

There are two more books in the same universe that are great. 'To Say Nothing Of The Dog' and 'Doomsday Book'. Both deal with time travel, but the first is light hearted and the second is tragic. All of them have a bit of Agatha Christie in them.

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MissKLO t1_iuhqhx5 wrote

I’ve think they’ve got Neville Shute vibes too, because her characters are all just so nice!!

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sharer_too t1_iuiayxp wrote

So glad to Neville Shute mentioned!

It's not been easy to find his books at my local (small) libraries - I need to look further.

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Errant_Carrot t1_iuiagb2 wrote

The short story "Firewatch" is also part of the Oxford Time Travel series, with connections to both Doomsday and To Say Nothing, but much closer in tone to Doomsday.

I also think Blackout/All Clear play better if you already know and love Colin.

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