Catching up..

[dungrollin]

--- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, Barry Arrowsmith 
<arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> >
> > Carolyn:
> > Alas no, I don't know Connie Willis, will investigate on Amazon. 
I am in dire need of reading material for the long hikes across 
London every day.
> >
> 
> Briefly unlurking.
> 
> Connie Willis - v.g.
> 
> 'Doomsday Book' - probably her best known (won both Hugo and 
Nebula Awards - not that that'll mean much to non-SF fans.) Time-
travel but several cuts above the average. Things go wrong, both now 
and then.  Set in Oxford Uni and historians don't come out of it 
well.
> 
> 'Bellwether' is sort of a satire - and everybody has endured 
somebody like Flip at some time or another. Mostly plot revolves 
around academics scrabbling for grant money. Very enjoyable.
> 
> Personally, I'd rate both of these above 'To say nothing of the 
Dog', but what do I know?


Dot:
Oh yes, I forgot about Bellwether, I enjoyed that one too. Will 
try 'Doomsday Book'. 

Speaking of Oxford, has anyone read 'An Instance of the Fingerpost' 
by Ian Pears? It's quite dense, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact 
I'd rate it as the best thing I've read in the last couple of years 
(not counting classics). It's not very light-hearted, though.