sam_narase t1_iugwuoh wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:26 AM

When I was 15, I borrowed To Say Nothing of the Dog from my local library because the cover caught my attention. The first few chapters had me very confused, but it quickly became one of my favorite books of all time. I can't recommend it enough. I've lost count of how many times I've reread Bellwether and Doomsday Book too.

My sister (who is a reader as well, with a very different taste to mine) also loves Connie Willis, and over a decade after we first read her books, we keep referencing them in random conversations.

Current_Argument4876 t1_iuhl7m5 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:05 PM

Same! Random library pick at about that age. And I’ve reread it multiple times now. It’s just the perfect book, everything works.

But it’s the only one I’ve read of hers. I think I was scared the others wouldn’t be as good and To Say Nothing of the Dog would lose some of its shine. I’m so glad to hear my fears are totally unfounded! Doomsday Book is finally gonna make it off the TBR shelf haha

sam_narase t1_iuijet1 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:24 PM

Doomsday Book is amazing, I hope you love it!

MyFavoritePlum t1_iuictyr wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:40 PM

Also same! My sister and I read Connie Willis and share her books, and I first picked up Doomsday Book at the library when I was in high school- because of the cover

sam_narase t1_iuikfgq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Such a coincidence! You were really lucky, Doomsday Book is a great place to start getting to know her bibliography