A review by achilliad
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

Doomsday might have been the most fun I've had reading since I was a child. I have some friends who found some plot points unnecessarily drawn out, but I was having so much fun with the characters that it didn't matter. This book does swap perspectives between characters every few chapters, which is not something I usually enjoy. I didn't enjoy it here either, persay, but considering how much trouble it usually causes me (not able to get invested in the new POV, frustration when my fav POV switches over) I felt it was fairly well done here. I think the primary reason it bothered me less is that Willis is good at emphasizing the tension between characters and their goals. While there were some chapters/sections that were less exciting or interesting than others, Willis is usually pretty good at creating the kind of tension that sucks you in.
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