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Oct 31, 2022
I'm a little puzzled with myself. I couldn't make heads or tails of the characters or the plot. That's a rare occurrence for me. I suppose others will be delighted with it.
Jan 06, 2019johnmac99 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Part II is so much like her first book. Kind of a frustrating read and other then the time travel element it reads more like historical fiction. A few times I felt like chucking the book and near the end it became perseverance. Not…
Nov 30, 2018IndyPL_SteveB rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
*All Clear* is the second of two separate volumes (along with *Blackout*) published in the same year, but they really make up one long novel. And it is terrific. (For more, see my review under *Blackout*.) Several future historians…
Oct 18, 2016JaniceDeG rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A continuation of "Blackout" but full of redundancy, and a much duller read. These two books could have easily been edited down to 1 book, and the pace that was set in Blackout, could have been retained. A disappointing read after…
Oct 16, 2013zipread rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Blackout (p¬¬¬¬art II) --- by Connie Willis. I read the first half, that is, the first book of this novel when I got zapped by the ending, which said, essentially, you wanna find out how it ends, read the next book, stupid. Well,…
Dec 09, 2012TheIronPaw rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
A thoroughly researched, vivid description of England during its "darkest hour" in the context of an intricate plot/premise of time travel and time paradoxes. On this basis it would be well worth 5 stars. However its only a 1 star from…
Aug 21, 2012barbros rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Couldn't put this down, as the times and characters are very interesting. It's only half of the story, though, so be sure to read Blackout as well.
Apr 09, 2012tocch101 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Very well written and cleverly circular. I really enjoyed finishing this and look forward to reading more of her in the future.
Feb 16, 2012Nords rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The great conclusion to Blackout. I loved this series. I think I learned more about WWII in London during the blitz then any other book I've read! Just a neat premise of time traveling historians both trying to get home and not affect…
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Dec 09, 2011myrtlebchsun rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Willis continues to bore with the story begun in Blackout. A simply horrible book. Stupid mini-cliffhangers at the end of each section. Bad, bad, bad.
Jun 28, 2011jjzazzy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
"No one person or one thing won the war. People argue over whether it was Ultra or the evacuation from Dunkirk or Churchill’s leadership or fooling Hitler into thinking we were invading at Calais that won the war, but it wasn’t any one of…
Jun 06, 2011SixtySawyer rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
In a word, BORING. Blackout was engaging and interesting, this long-winded drawn out second book could have been a short chapter in the first. I don't know how this got reviewed as a tour-de-force. Will our drops open?... no, will our…
Mar 30, 2011TacticalMonkey rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
A fine sequel to Blackout. A little tedious, but it does come to a fitting conclusion. Possibly a bit underwhelming. I think the reader is a bit let down in the process, since I think the two books ought to have been edited to one…
Mar 09, 2011andreareads rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
There were definitely things I liked about Blackout and All Clear. The books are a tribute to all the ordinary people who kept going through World War II and did their bit for the war effort. I felt I learned a lot about the war as I…
Feb 27, 2011ravensview rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Finished part one, and luckily didn't have to wait to get this one as a friend had a copy. Still enjoyed it, not as much as first book - maybe was just too long a story and I just wanted to get it over with.
Dec 14, 2010
"In this two-volume novel (published months apart), three researchers are sent from Oxford in 2060 to World War II London. There's not much science in this science fiction; just trust that time travel works the way Willis says it does.…
Nov 01, 2010c_anderson rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A wonderful conclusion to Blackout. Connie Willis has a unique approach to time-travel, and an excellent knowledge of history. An almost-paradox ending...