Catching up../Bellwether

[carolynwhite2]

--- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, "dungrollin" 
<spotthedungbeetle at h...> wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-Catalogue at yahoogroups.com, Barry Arrowsmith 
> <arrowsmithbt at b...> wrote:
> > 
> > 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'. 
> 

Carolyn:
I just finished Bellwether (Dot, thanks for the loan). Enjoyed it 
immensely; thanks to both for the recommendation. 

Have just endured a totally surreal week of management-speak, but 
have memorised:

1. Optimise potential
2. Facilitate empowerment
3. Implement visioning
4. Strategise priorities
5. Augment core structures

as I feel sure it will help. As to Flip, I used to have a research 
editor who came in wearing what appeared to be evening gowns...

Will now search out the others. But would not have called this one 
sci-fi at all, except in the most literal sense, ie that it is about 
scientists and science.

Carolyn