Journal Entry 1 by luckaye from Logan City, Queensland Australia on Sunday, September 09, 2007

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Connie Willis labored five years on this story of a history student in 2048 who is transported to an English village in the 14th century. The student arrives mistakenly on the eve of the onset of the Black Plague. Her dealings with a family of "contemps" in 1348 and with her historian cohorts lead to complications as the book unfolds into a surprisingly dark, deep conclusion. The book, which won Hugo and Nebula Awards, draws upon Willis' understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering and the indomitable will of the human spirit. 

Journal Entry 2 by luckaye at on Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Released 4 yrs ago (12/5/2007 UTC) at

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Journal Entry 3 by luckaye from Logan City, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Great book, though it made me giggle at the lack of mobile phones - I guess the story wouldn't work so well if you were able to contact everyone no matter where they were! LOL 

Journal Entry 4 by BellaMack from St Helens, Tasmania Australia on Saturday, December 15, 2007

Surprisingly received on a Sunday , many thanks luckaye :) 

Journal Entry 5 by BellaMack from St Helens, Tasmania Australia on Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Enjoyable read although I thought it was a little drawn out. Also I felt the ending was too neatly wrapped up. Sending this book on to catsalive as a hitchhiker with another book. 

Journal Entry 6 by jennymidget from Bellbowrie, Queensland Australia on Monday, May 19, 2008

I think I might have gotten this from Catsalive - or maybe from someone else, I don't even know! Anyway, it looks great, I'm looking forward to it! 

Journal Entry 7 by jennymidget from Bellbowrie, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Reserved for Freelunch (BookObsessed) 

Journal Entry 8 by jennymidget from Bellbowrie, Queensland Australia on Sunday, July 13, 2008

Oh, this book was absolutely WOW - I can see why it won awards! Terribly terribly epic, terribly terribly sad and shocking and frustrating... Connie Willis has a winner here. I too was a bit disappointed at the "neat" ending (though relieved I'll admit!) but don't let that spoil a ripsnorter of a story!

Off to Freelunch via BookObsessed relays... 

Journal Entry 9 by freelunch from Cairns, Queensland Australia on Monday, July 21, 2008

received today, thanks jennymidget :o)

I've read Doomsday Book before and loved it - this copy is for my wife's TBR stack 

Journal Entry 10 by freehand from Cairns, Queensland Australia on Sunday, June 07, 2009

A very interesting tale. It took me a while to become immersed, but once I was there I found it hard to put it down. So different, contemplating life in other times or even in colder climates without electricity. 

Journal Entry 11 by freelunch at Cairns, Queensland Australia on Tuesday, September 28, 2010

sent to kidwrangler to be read and passed on/kept/released at her discretion..  

Journal Entry 12 by kidwrangler at Gold Coast, Queensland Australia on Wednesday, September 29, 2010

This came as a surprise bonus book in a RABCK from the wonderful Freelunch and Freehand :) Thanks to all the BCers who have been sharing this book, it sounds interesting and will be chilling out on my TBR shelves before going back up for release.