Doomsday Book
Registered by ZaraGaia on 10/1/2010
11 journalers for this copy...
"The top sci-fi writer of the 90s turns in this eloquent tale of a mid-21st century history student who is mistakenly transported back to a medieval English village on the eve of Black Plague in 1348. Dark and sombre at times, the book is nevertheless a triumph of the human spirit. Popular in academic circles and generally regarded as Willis' best." ~ Peter Sykes
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This book will be released soon as part of the 2010 TICK TOCK CHALLENGE organized by DragonGoddess (DOOMSDAY)
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This book will be released soon as part of the 2010 TICK TOCK CHALLENGE organized by DragonGoddess (DOOMSDAY)
Journal Entry 2 by ZaraGaia at Joshua Tree Café, Edmonton Trail in Calgary, Alberta Canada on Sunday, October 10, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (10/10/2010 UTC) at Joshua Tree Café, Edmonton Trail in Calgary, Alberta Canada
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Released (along with 13 others) at the Joshua Tree Café.
One of my favourites ~ hope you'll enjoy!
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This book was released as part of the 2010 TICK TOCK CHALLENGE organized by DragonGoddess (DOOMSDAY)
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If you've just discovered bookcrossing.com, congratulations & welcome! Now that you're here, I'd really appreciate if you could leave a journal entry to let me know that you've found this book, as well as an update if (and where) you decide to release it later.
You may reply completely anonymously or feel free to join as this could be just as much fun for you as it has been for me! Membership is free and confidential, and if you do decide to join, please note that you were referred by ZaraGaia.
Thank you for taking the time to visit and I hope you enjoy any or all books that you encounter through bookcrossing. If not, please pass them along to someone you think might be interested or release them back into the wild so they may continue their journey in making the whole world a library :)
One of my favourites ~ hope you'll enjoy!
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This book was released as part of the 2010 TICK TOCK CHALLENGE organized by DragonGoddess (DOOMSDAY)
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If you've just discovered bookcrossing.com, congratulations & welcome! Now that you're here, I'd really appreciate if you could leave a journal entry to let me know that you've found this book, as well as an update if (and where) you decide to release it later.
You may reply completely anonymously or feel free to join as this could be just as much fun for you as it has been for me! Membership is free and confidential, and if you do decide to join, please note that you were referred by ZaraGaia.
Thank you for taking the time to visit and I hope you enjoy any or all books that you encounter through bookcrossing. If not, please pass them along to someone you think might be interested or release them back into the wild so they may continue their journey in making the whole world a library :)
Woo Hoo! I couldn't resist running out to hunt for a couple of books when I saw the release note this morning. Thank you, ZaraGaia! And hopefully you can join us at our next Bookcrossing meeting in Novemeber.
Awesome book! I loved it!
In a way, remniscient of The Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks, but so much cooler to the sci-fi geek within because of the time-travel aspect of the book. Vivid portrayal of the plague. Really enjoyed bouncing back and forth between the 'present' and the 'past'.
****SPOILER ALERT****
I also totally loved the 'slang' in the book - I can almost hear myself using the words 'necrotic' and apocalyptic' more often. Great words! Mrs. Gaddson deserved a poke in the eyes. Colin was a doll. Mr. Dunworthy was a great character and I loved his droll sense of humor. The American bell ringers were an interesting(and sometimes funny) addition to the story. And I went out and bought a bunch of 'lavatory paper' after I read the book as I am sure that Finch's obsessiveness rubbed off on me a bit. And I cried over Father Roche and Agnes. sigh........
I am setting this book aside for the Calgary Bookcrossing Sci-Fi/Fantsy meeting at the Joshua Tree on Saturday. Also I am going to count it as a release towards the E-less release challenge :)
Thank you so much, ZaraGaia! I hope to see you on Saturday!
:)
In a way, remniscient of The Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks, but so much cooler to the sci-fi geek within because of the time-travel aspect of the book. Vivid portrayal of the plague. Really enjoyed bouncing back and forth between the 'present' and the 'past'.
****SPOILER ALERT****
I also totally loved the 'slang' in the book - I can almost hear myself using the words 'necrotic' and apocalyptic' more often. Great words! Mrs. Gaddson deserved a poke in the eyes. Colin was a doll. Mr. Dunworthy was a great character and I loved his droll sense of humor. The American bell ringers were an interesting(and sometimes funny) addition to the story. And I went out and bought a bunch of 'lavatory paper' after I read the book as I am sure that Finch's obsessiveness rubbed off on me a bit. And I cried over Father Roche and Agnes. sigh........
I am setting this book aside for the Calgary Bookcrossing Sci-Fi/Fantsy meeting at the Joshua Tree on Saturday. Also I am going to count it as a release towards the E-less release challenge :)
Thank you so much, ZaraGaia! I hope to see you on Saturday!
:)
This book is being released for the E-less Release Challenge November 2010
I am releasing this at the Calgary Bookcrossing meeting for a fellow bookcrosser to take home and enjoy.
Happy reading!
:)
I am releasing this at the Calgary Bookcrossing meeting for a fellow bookcrosser to take home and enjoy.
Happy reading!
:)
Picked up at november bookcrossing get together
Sadly I had left this book sitting on my shelf unread for so long because it had a great many pages and small print, so I was afraid it was going to take me forever to read. However, it was a surprisingly quick read! And it was a very good one, too.
Despite the seriousness of the situations the characters found themselves in, the book made me laugh outloud more than once with its quirky characters. Most of the characters really endeared themselves to me, save the ones who were supposed to be super annoying.
Thank you so much for the excellent read!
Despite the seriousness of the situations the characters found themselves in, the book made me laugh outloud more than once with its quirky characters. Most of the characters really endeared themselves to me, save the ones who were supposed to be super annoying.
Thank you so much for the excellent read!
Taken to BC get together
Was given this to take to July's meeting, will bring tomorrow. Hopefully it will find a new reader.
Brought this home from the July Bookcrossing meeting.
OK - another book that 1) I found in my husband's bedside drawer, 2) Didn't like the title 3) Didn't like the cover SOOOO put off reading it. Tsk tsk as I really liked it. Those pages kept turning! Thanks for the good read.
I am bringing this to tomorrows meetup at Cravings to be passed on to the next reader.
Picked up this book at the Calgary BookCrossing January meet-up. I can't remember why I wanted this book, but it has time travel, so hey, what's not to love.
This was a solid time travel book. No wonder it won a Nebula. Going in, I was expecting a sci-fi heavy plot, but really, it's a historical drama. Yes, it's set in the future and there's time travel technology, but once Kivrin gets to the past, that's it. She's not bogged down with gadgets, there are no other time travellers, and there are no timey-wimey twists. The events in the "present" read more like a medical drama. So I was pleasantly surprised by this book.
That cover, though. It somehow manages to make the book look like a romance novel.
That cover, though. It somehow manages to make the book look like a romance novel.
Passing this book on to the next reader at the Calgary BookCrossing February meet-up.
Picked this up at the Calgary February BookCrossing meetup.
Enjoyable read!
This was sitting on my shelf for a while and I forgot what it was about when I picked it up. I loved the premise, got surprisingly attached to the characters, and thought it was a time travel story.
This was sitting on my shelf for a while and I forgot what it was about when I picked it up. I loved the premise, got surprisingly attached to the characters, and thought it was a time travel story.
Taking to the Calgary March BookCrossing meetup.
Picked up at the March meeting!
I only got 50 pages in on this one, struggled to follow it unfortunately.
Taken to the March meeting! What an amazing series this has been!
I am releasing this book at BookCrossing, Calgary meeting at Nov Nine Diner.
Picked up at this month’s Calgary bookcrossing meeting.
