common cold + Connie Willis = bad

[rose_griffes]

I finally started reading Blackout by Connie Willis and the very first chapter has Colin's point of view. Apparently I'm supposed to remember Colin from Doomsday Book but I didn't, so I picked up my copy of that and skimmed the last few chapters and...

...and now I'm a blubbering mess. *sobs some more* I have a cold; crying is not what I want to be doing right now! Argh, Connie Willis, you make me care too much about your characters!

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[emmiere.livejournal.com]

Out of curiousity, anything you'd especially recommend by Connie Willis? I'm going through a vague sickness thing this weekend too and, who knows, I might make it through the mammoth stack of DVDs, comics and Jasper Fforde books I already checked out. :)

[rose-griffes.livejournal.com]

To Say Nothing of the Dog is hilariously funny and mysterious at the same time: a time-travel mystery romance! With bonus kittens!

I quite liked Passage, although plotwise it's not as strong as TSNOTD. Plus: bawling one's eyes out while already sick is not fun. (It's not quite the cry-fest that Doomsday Book is, but it does have its moments.)

Bellwether is fun and shorter than the others.

I've heard good things about Remake; it's in my online shopping cart with amazon, since it's not available in my local library system.

[emmiere.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I've been looking for a good entry point and my library has most of these. :D

*mourns current lack of reading icon*