Doomsday Book

I found Doomsday Book to be a tragically fascinating read. I was more interested in the 1300s story than the future-Oxford story, but I felt that the two narratives complemented each other well. It is rather slow-paced, and I can see where some readers would find the one-note minor characters and intense focus on tiny, everyday annoyances aggravating. While it definitely picks up momentum near the end, this is the kind of story that you just have to allow to unfold at its own pace.

Though there is some humor in the novel, this is still the story of two epidemics. The body count is rather high, and, overall, the story is really depressing. All in all, though, I found it to be a hauntingly tragic story of humanity, across the centuries, facing one of our most deadly enemies.

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