A review by karieh13
Blackout by Connie Willis
3.0
I absolutely LOVED “The Doomsday Book” by Connie Willis. I’ve read it – 5 times, 6? Beyond the fact that I am a sucker for “what if?” type plots…the characters in the book caught hold of me and wouldn’t let go.
“Blackout” was a slightly different experience. I did enjoy it…but the experience of listening to an audiobook is wildly different than reading the actual book. The narrator’s voice was wonderful – it was like the aural equivalent of a cozy chintz chair. (I’m sorry – that was an awful simile – but that’s what came to mind.) However – the story was severely lacking in appearances by Mr. Dunworthy, one of my favorite characters, and while the reader learned a great deal about the time travelers in World War II, there was very little about what was going on in the time they came from. The parallel storylines was one of the best parts of “Doomsday”.
And? The end? Did I miss something? Did the story just end? Seriously – if the package didn’t specifically say 16 CDs – I would think the last CD was missing.
Soooo – I want more!
“Blackout” was a slightly different experience. I did enjoy it…but the experience of listening to an audiobook is wildly different than reading the actual book. The narrator’s voice was wonderful – it was like the aural equivalent of a cozy chintz chair. (I’m sorry – that was an awful simile – but that’s what came to mind.) However – the story was severely lacking in appearances by Mr. Dunworthy, one of my favorite characters, and while the reader learned a great deal about the time travelers in World War II, there was very little about what was going on in the time they came from. The parallel storylines was one of the best parts of “Doomsday”.
And? The end? Did I miss something? Did the story just end? Seriously – if the package didn’t specifically say 16 CDs – I would think the last CD was missing.
Soooo – I want more!