Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

32 reviews

sby's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0


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caoimhemia's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5


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zophiebrown's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

An eerily prophetic look at the modern response to a pandemic. Thought-provoking take on both history and current events, told through lovable characters.

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kim_isa's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5


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philosopher_kj's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75


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dark_lyn's review against another edition

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dark funny informative sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

This was such a fun concept, but it moved so... very... slowly. I think it could have been shorter. The author was spot on with her prediction of how the USA would handle a pandemic! She did not grasp how mobile phones would evolve though. A major factor was characters struggling to reach each other by phone, and having to borrow a phone from whatever building they were in. Which made it feel like the story was set in the past, despite the futuristic video phones, medical advancement and time travel machines. This story was full of dry humour, but it was not lighthearted, it dealt with some very dark topics.



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iris_garden's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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fahyhallowell's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Fascinating to read this tale of two epidemics in the midst of our current pandemic. Many elements ring true such as conspiracy theorists popping up. Aside from time travel, the technology is comiclly antique - phones had video screens but that's about it. I appreciated the classic British humor in the present as a break from the grimness of the past. 100% recommend!

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rachelish's review

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adventurous sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5


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speasyspice's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75


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