Yes DB definitely requires the right mood. It's dark, though I feel the darkness is redeemed by the end.
Passage, OTOH, seems to require a bizarre mood... whatever that is, it's a mood I'm not capable of. I felt cheated by that book. Like CW spent most of the novel chanting a mantra to herself, then waffled.
Bellwether, while not a time-travel story, is closer to To Say Nothing in tone. If you enjoy short stories, "Even the Queen" is a gem. I read it aloud to my mother. Come to think of it, it may be time to read EtQ aloud to my daughter. But not when the menfolk are around.
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Date: 2006-08-28 03:53 pm (UTC)Passage, OTOH, seems to require a bizarre mood... whatever that is, it's a mood I'm not capable of. I felt cheated by that book. Like CW spent most of the novel chanting a mantra to herself, then waffled.
Bellwether, while not a time-travel story, is closer to To Say Nothing in tone. If you enjoy short stories, "Even the Queen" is a gem. I read it aloud to my mother. Come to think of it, it may be time to read EtQ aloud to my daughter. But not when the menfolk are around.