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Nov 09, 2023Hillsboro_JeanineM rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Victorian farce with time travel from the future as well as side trips to London during the Blitz and medieval times. These are research trips in order to renovate and historically reconstruct the Coventry Cathedral with a dash of romane…
Jun 08, 2023anonymous_leopard rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I've lost track of how many times I've reread this (or re-listened to. The audio version is excellent). It hits so many genres, so well: mystery, sci-fi, history, romance, humor.
Feb 18, 2022
Recommended by Terry Leever
Jan 16, 2021
Funny and a mytery recommended by Goodreads editors. 2021
Dec 18, 2019IndyPL_SteveB rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An award-winning, comic science fiction combination of time travel and historical novel, under the influence of Monty Python, Jerome K. Jerome, and theatrical drawing room comedies. Like most time travel stories, the plot of this is…
Nov 04, 2019WCL_Kiirstin rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Very clever, funny, and re-reads well. A smart, fun ride where the pieces of the puzzle are all there from the start, and fly in fast and furious at the end to fit together in a very satisfying way.
Jul 19, 2019RunningJoke rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
An exciting book to read. It is so filled with interesting characters (that you actually care about), literary allusions, and historical information that you may actually forget that it is a Science-Fiction novel. (To say nothing of the…
Mar 12, 2019sloanelCPL rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This book was good company for several weeks. I think one has to be a certain kind of person and/or be in a certain kind of mood for this to appeal. I enjoyed the close analysis of implications of time travel, the idea that there is…
Jun 05, 2017Tabaqui rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I quite enjoyed this book, with its humor, adventure, and slight romance, and would definitely recommend it. The characters were all quite likable, and the notion of time travel simply added to the fun. I would not, however, recommend…
Jan 28, 2016apronlady1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is one of my favorite books ever! Science-fiction, a romance, comedy, a time-travel puzzle. Delightful and bizarre happenings. It introduced me to "Three Men in a Boat" which is truly one of the most delightful novels in the English…
Sep 24, 2014
Readers who enjoy a retake on a classic, and love humour and imaginative settings will likely enjoy this novel. Inspired by Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat, Willis takes our time-travelling characters on a wild ride from the future,…
Dec 19, 2013bkilfoy rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A delight from start to finish, I'm not sure I've ever enjoyed a time travel novel more. With fantastic comedic moments, excellent historical descriptions of both England during the Blitz and the Victorian era, and a complex mystery that…
Jun 12, 2012monikak1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
fascinating time travel
Apr 11, 2011strathfines rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fun and funny. Time travel, spoiled heiresses, butlers, and dotty Oxford professors.
Northbrook_Eric
Jan 12, 2011
Ned, an historian in the future is sent back to Victorian times to retrieve a mysterious object, a "Bishop's Bird Stump", in order to keep appease a wealthy university benefactor (Lady Shrapnel) and along the way keep history from going…
Jan 06, 2011unreg_78772802 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Funny, well-written time travel romp.
Dec 10, 2010BurlieTest rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
My favourite book by Connie Willis. All of her books are different, but they're all great.
Oct 12, 2010
Fantastic time-travel romp full of dotty Oxford professors, Victorian matriarchs and the origin of the Jumble sale.
Sep 03, 2010CA_TestStaff rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is Connie Willis' tongue in cheek time travel romp. For a more serious time travel story, try "The Doomsday Book".
Aug 20, 2010unreg_73142763 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Who knew too much time travel could make you "drunk"?
CrystalL
Jul 21, 2010CrystalL rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Wonderful time travel romp through Victorian England, WWII London and the new future.
Oct 14, 2009Localhostess rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Discover this brilliant writer in one of her lighter stories (she can be dark).