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Title: Bellwether by Connie Willis ISBN: 0-553-56296-7 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.1 (83 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Marshmallow Fluff
Comment: I think Connie Willis is the best writer of English prose alive today. Her other books, in particular "Lincoln's Dreams," are astoundingly beautiful and lyrical, serious books told in a vivid voice that draws pictures, scenarios and characters together with what seems like effortless grace. She is like a breath of cool clear air after the stuffiness of a closed room. "Bellwether," however, is about as subtle as a grocery cart at it careens around the heroine's self-conscious pre-occupation with fads and trends. I must admit, however, there were several things i liked: Flip the office assistant; the little girl's use of a map to tell a story about her Barbie doll; the scene in the cafeteria where everyone has to come up with Dilbertesque slogans. But overall, the book is a disappointment, albiet minor. It's also fast and easy so you might as well read it. My husband, btw, liked it more than I did, especially the bits about bread pudding, the longevity of the angel/devil's food cake fads, po-mo pink, Malibu Beach House Barbie, Alice Blue, diorama wigs and, of course, Billy Ray and the sheep.
Rating: 4
Summary: A lot of fun!
Comment: Connie Willis rarely ever disappoints and this book is one of her funniest---light, clever and a quick read. Save an evening to read this as you won't want to put it down once you've started it.
In Bellwether, Willis brings together a sociologist studying fads and a chaos theorist (who seems immune to fads). Both work for a nameless faceless corporation which seems to thrive on chaos itself---even as it searches for a way to control and manipulate its workers.
The main characters are wonderful as always (as always, Willis has created a wonderful heroine---a mix of savvy and naivity). But it is her minor characters who keep you laughing--Flip, the assistant who makes everyone's lives a nightmare, the mothers at a birthday party for pre-schoolers who are driven by discipline fads, and even the faceless and nameless Management.
Don't miss out on this!
Rating: 4
Summary: Bitter fun
Comment: It's hard to whole-heartedly laugh at the humor in Bellwether, as it's probably too close to a nerve for most of its readers daily lives. The way Willis takes on subjects as disparate as corporate policy, the politics of research, fads and trends, and (of course) sheep should be recognizable for many folks out there.
It's possibly a little bit slight, and I didn't think it was as complete as a book like _To Say Nothing of the Dog_, but it's still well worth the time to read. Particularly recommended for people who have read Willis before or people who have a career interest in research.
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Title: To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis, Connie Willis ISBN: 0553575384 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Lincoln's Dreams by Connie Willis ISBN: 0553270257 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis ISBN: 0553562738 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 August, 1993 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Passage by Connie Willis ISBN: 0553580515 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Impossible Things by Connie Willis ISBN: 0553564366 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 December, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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