Paperback, 528 pages
Published Aug. 24, 2023 by Orion Publishing Group, Hachette UK.
Ned Henry is a time-travelling historian who specialises in the mid-20th century – currently engaged in researching the bombed-out Coventry Cathedral. He’s also made so many drops into the past that he’s suffering from a dangerously advanced case of ‘time-lag’.
Unfortunately for Ned, an emergency dash to Victorian England is required and he’s the only available historian. But Ned’s time-lag is so bad that he’s not sure what the errand is – which is bad news since, if he fails, history could unravel around him…
Prislo me to v druhe pulce uz trosku prekombinovany, jinak docela roztomily. Prvni dil si uz moc nepamatuju (cteno 2015), ale afaik byl vic konzistentni.
Kdo ma rad britanii druhe pulky 19. stoleti a naky ty historicky reference plus cestovani casem jako oddechovka v cajku. 65% mozno cist i samostatne, dejove nijak nenavazuje.
Fünf Sterne, aber das ist noch subjektiver als meine sonstigen rein subjektiven Bewertungen, weil dieses Buch so viele Dinge enthält, die mich interessieren: Zeitreisen, Anspielungen auf britische Romane über Detektive, Butler und komplizierte Heiratsverwicklungen, einen zumindest auf den ersten hundert Seiten komplett verwirrten Erzähler und sehr viel Material aus "What if?"-Büchern über Kriege, das hier aber nur für das Hintergrundgerede alberner Personen verwendet wird. Wenn einen das alles nicht so interessiert, sind es vielleicht nur vier Sterne. Seltenes Feature in Zeitreiseromanen: Am Ende ist die Gegenwart nicht schlechter, sondern besser geworden!
This was an excellent book. I had some initial hesitation, since I tend to favor more epic stories and this one was described to me as a more comedic story. However, I ended up enjoying it immensely. It is indeed a playful story with a bit of detective work, some romance, some action, and a lot of crazy characters. I'll be remembering the antics for quite some time and look forward to wrapping up the time travel series with Blackout/All Clear sometime soon.
For a full review, check out my blog: strakul.blogspot.com/2020/07/book-review-to-say-nothing-of-dog-by.html
Completely brilliant, hard to put down.
Just the right amount of time travel silliness. Really enjoyed this one, and particularly liked a sci fi novel that didn't make me feel so blue after reading it.
Rollicking good time! (reminder to self: write more when life settles down)
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