HoneyGirl Posted March 6, 2012 Posted March 6, 2012 Has anyone read this yet? I do not usually like fictiion but I really fancy this one. Here is the synopsis from Waterstones: BLACKOUT is the opening movement of a vast, absorbing two-volume novel that may well prove to be Connie Willis' masterpiece. Like her multi-award winning THE DOOMSDAY BOOK, this stunning new work marries the intricate mechanics of time travel to the gritty - and dangerous - realities of human history. The narrative opens in Oxford, England in 2060, where a trio of time traveling scholars prepares to depart for various corners of the Second World War. Their mission: to observe, from a safe vantage point, the day-to-day nature of life during this critical historical moment. As the action ranges from the evacuation of Dunkirk to the manor houses of rural England to the quotidian horrors of London during the Blitz, the objective nature of their roles gradually changes. Cut off from the safety net of the future and caught up in the chaotic events that make up history, they are forced to participate, in unexpected ways, in the defining events of the era. BLACKOUT is an ingeniously constructed time travel novel and a grand entertainment. More than that, it is a moving, exquisitely detailed portrait of a world under siege, a world dominated by chaos, uncertainty, and the threat of imminent extinction. It is the rare sort of book that transcends the limits of genre, offering pleasure, insight, and illumination on virtually every page. Quote
paulh2oman Posted November 20, 2015 Posted November 20, 2015 Sounds Interesting. At first I though you were talking about Final Blackout by Hubbard. Not a bad book either. Fun weekend read. Quote
Little Pixie Posted November 21, 2015 Posted November 21, 2015 I read it a couple of weeks ago - it`s excellent. The author uses the device of time-travelling historians to tell the story of the Blitz, so you learn about WW2 through their eyes and it doesn`t feel like a massive info dump. BTW, Blackout and All Clear are one book split into two volumes. Quote
harrygeorge Posted July 23, 2019 Posted July 23, 2019 from this post i feel its an amazing book Quote
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