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"A tour de force."- The New York Times Book Review Connie Willis draws upon her understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering, and the indomitable will of the human spirit. For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi for a woman traveling alone. For her instructors in the twenty-first century, it meant painstaking calculations and careful monitoring of the rendezvous location where Kivrin would be received. But a crisis strangely linking past and future strands Kivrin in a bygone age as her fellows try desperately to rescue her. In a time of superstition and fear, Kivrin-barely of age herself-finds she has become an unlikely angel of hope during one of history's darkest hours.… (meer)
amberwitch: A much lighter story set in the same universe.
Othemts: To Say Nothing of the Dog is a more light-hearted time travel adventure which is sort of a sequel to Doomsday Book. Both are excellent, enjoyable novels.
Ape: Far from identical stories, but both are sci-fi takes on the black death (Eifelheim: Aliens, Doomsday Book: Time Travel.) There are numerous similarities, and I think if you like one the other might be worth looking into.
Sakerfalcon: A non-fiction book about everyday life in C14th England, written as though you the reader are there. Kivrin would have found this essential reading to prepare for her journey into the past.
Loved this book. It combines historical biology, time travel, and hand bells--really! OK, the hand bell ringing isn't central to the point of the book, but I found it fascinating. If you like science fiction and/or historical fiction, put this on your list. You won't regret it. ( )
Excellent, amazing, engrossing, tense (oh god, it's the plague! oh wait, it's not the plague? no, it has to be the plague! wait..). I loved this book. ( )
This is a good book, it kept me reading and I didn't lose interest at any time. Although it was slightly meandering around its middle, I believe it was needed to build the characters and our emotional reactions (e.g. sympathy) toward them. This book was much more history than Sci Fi. The Sci Fi part was rather simple and bland, only used lightly. Also it is apparent that the book was written in the early 90s, because the author wasn't aware of the smartphone and the internet and the rapid growth in technology to come full blast later on. I recommend this book to anyone who likes history more than Sci Fi. ( )
Brilliant, affecting (especially when read in the backdrop of this awful pandemic) and possibly 300 pages too long. The central conceit of time-travel is beautifully handled. The leisurely way in which Willis introduces the characters of the past really makes them come to life and makes the devastation of the plague that much more horrifying when it finally strikes. However, there is way too much that happens in the present time that are utterly useless in advancing the plot and are just plain boring. The final rescue mission is also extremely formulaic and is anti-climactic especially after the emotional punch of the previous couple of chapters. Overall, it was a fairly average read but hidden among these 600 pages is a 300 page novel that is among the best time-travel stories I have read. ( )
Willis’ prose is acceptable, and the characterization effective enough that Kivrin’s situation is gripping. Overall, the book is a bit too long for its plot; blame the rise of word-processors. At least it’s shorter than Black Out/All Clear.
"And lest things which should be remembered perish with time and vanish from the memory of those who are to come after us, I, seeing so many evils and the whole world, as it were, placed within the grasp of the Evil One, being myself as if among the dead, I, waiting for death, have put into writing all the things that I have witnessed. And, lest the writing should perish with the writer and the work fail with the laborer, I leave parchment to continue this work, if perchance any man and any of the race of Adam escape this pestilence and carry on the work which I have begun . . . " - Brother John Clyn, 1349
"Opdat niet alles vergeten worde en verloren ga voor hen die na ons komen, heb ik, die zoveel kwaad heb gezien dat de gehele wereld wel in de greep van de Boze lijkt te zijn geraakt, wachtend op mijn dood tussen de doden, alle dingen opgeschreven waarvan ik getuige ben geweest. En voor het geval dit geschrift tezamen met de schrijver en de arbeid met de arbeider verloren gaat, heb ik perkament achtergelaten ten behoeve van de gelukkige van Adams zaad die deze pestilentie mocht oveleven, om het werk voort te zetten dat door mij is begonnen..."
Broeder John Clyn 1349
Opdracht
To Laura and Cordelia - my Kivrins
Voor Laura en Cordelia, mijn Kivrins
Eerste woorden
Mr. Dunworthy opened the door to the laboratory and his spectacles promptly steamed up.
Dunworthy deed de deur van het laboratorium open en prompt besloegen zijn brilleglazen.
Citaten
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
I'm in a lot of trouble, Mr. Dunworthy. I don't know where I am, and I can't speak the language. Something's gone wrong with the interpreter. I can understand some of what the contemps say, but they can't understand me at all. And that's not the worst of it. I've caught some sort of disease. I don't know what it is.
Laatste woorden
"I knew you'd come," she said, and the net opened.
"A tour de force."- The New York Times Book Review Connie Willis draws upon her understanding of the universalities of human nature to explore the ageless issues of evil, suffering, and the indomitable will of the human spirit. For Kivrin, preparing an on-site study of one of the deadliest eras in humanity's history was as simple as receiving inoculations against the diseases of the fourteenth century and inventing an alibi for a woman traveling alone. For her instructors in the twenty-first century, it meant painstaking calculations and careful monitoring of the rendezvous location where Kivrin would be received. But a crisis strangely linking past and future strands Kivrin in a bygone age as her fellows try desperately to rescue her. In a time of superstition and fear, Kivrin-barely of age herself-finds she has become an unlikely angel of hope during one of history's darkest hours.
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De studente Kivrin heeft één grote wens: veldonderzoek doen in de Middeleeuwen. Dat zorgt voor heftige academische ruzie's, want die periode is gevaarlijk. Als haar faculteit uiteindelijk toestemming geeft, heeft ze zich op alle mogelijke manieren voorbereid om de tijdreis te maken.
Maar niets kon Kivrin voorbereiden op de hardvochtige realiteit van een winter in het veertiende-eeuwse Engeland. Het vuil, de stank, de kou. En de geruchten over een ziekte die de steden in zijn greep heeft.
Langzaamaan groeit bij Kivrin het verschrikkelijke vermoeden dat de tijdscoördinaten van haar reis niet kloppen. Dat de onafwendbare naderende plaag niets anders is dan de verschrikkelijke Zwarte Dood...
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Time travel through net to 11th century. Oxford. Flu virus.
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