Doomsday Book :: a Fantastic SF Novel
Another video in my "Books & Britta" series. A historical science-fiction novel from 1992.
Please be aware that of necessity this book discussion contains some spoilers, but no major plot reveals!
TIME STAMPS
00:00 intro
00:40 2 cautions
02:12 The original Domesday Book
04:20 Theme: The Last Judgment - the Plague
05:00 the story - time travel
07:00 story structure
08:20 the present/future parallel
08:35 pandemics
09:40 Willis's technique
12:00 Too much random detail ..??
14:30 one of my favourite characters
14:55 Biblical quotes/phrases - importance of religion
16:00 The role of Statistics
17:15 the vagaries of conversation
18:45 a love story
19:26 tears
20:30 reading samples
22:25 Kivrin in the 14th century
24:00 the emotional connection
25:30 What to read next?
28:50 wrap up - have you read Doomsday Book?
29:08 outro
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