A review by isigfethera
All Clear by Connie Willis
4.0
I loved ‘Blackout’ and ‘All Clear’. I really cared about these characters and couldn’t put the books down until I found out what happened to them. I see there’s a lot of criticism and I can understand that- they are long books, and at times the tension can get a bit repetitive, but I thought it was very effective in capturing the state of uncertainty of the characters- their hopes and anxieties. They are very immersive and it feels very real.
Connie Willis can be a bit of a slow burn writer, and she uses that slow burn to set the scene and build her characters beautifully. I particularly enjoy the time travelling perspective- it immerses you in the past, but the main characters are as out of place there as you, the reader and that’s a refreshing way to experience historical fiction.
Connie Willis can be a bit of a slow burn writer, and she uses that slow burn to set the scene and build her characters beautifully. I particularly enjoy the time travelling perspective- it immerses you in the past, but the main characters are as out of place there as you, the reader and that’s a refreshing way to experience historical fiction.