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A review by dale_in_va
Bellwether by Connie Willis
4.0
I enjoyed this book very much. It fed into the geek in me who loves science and intellectualism.
I read this book without knowing anything about it, so I kept waiting for something big to happen, but nothing big does happen. (lol, kind of like in life!) The joy of the book is centered in the daily ponderings of Sandra and her observations of the people and happenings around her. In her life as a researcher, Sandra encounters foils in the form of "management", Flip the lazy office assistant and the paperwork necessary to fund her research project.
The book seems on the surface seemingly cynical, but it is quite the opposite. It takes the tedium of daily life and turns it on its head. In her search to determine the cause of "fads", Sandra examines her friends and colleagues and contemplates their actions and interactions and tries to understand the roots and motivations behind their behaviors. And the book develops as our expert Sandra, discovers that perhaps her expertise is more limited than she thought.
Fun and silly this is a refreshingly light read on heavy topics.
I recommend reading the review by my friend Rebecca Tversky. She wrote a very good review of this book.
I read this book without knowing anything about it, so I kept waiting for something big to happen, but nothing big does happen. (lol, kind of like in life!) The joy of the book is centered in the daily ponderings of Sandra and her observations of the people and happenings around her. In her life as a researcher, Sandra encounters foils in the form of "management", Flip the lazy office assistant and the paperwork necessary to fund her research project.
The book seems on the surface seemingly cynical, but it is quite the opposite. It takes the tedium of daily life and turns it on its head. In her search to determine the cause of "fads", Sandra examines her friends and colleagues and contemplates their actions and interactions and tries to understand the roots and motivations behind their behaviors. And the book develops as our expert Sandra, discovers that perhaps her expertise is more limited than she thought.
Fun and silly this is a refreshingly light read on heavy topics.
I recommend reading the review by my friend Rebecca Tversky. She wrote a very good review of this book.