To Say Nothing of the Dog

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1. morleyAug 2024
   Some comedy works have endured, like Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome (though it is helped by its huge influence on To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis).
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2. ohjeezJan 2024
   My candidates are largely fiction, such as _To Say Nothing of the Dog_ (Connie Willis) and _Door Into Summer_ (Heinlein).

   But I do re-read Jerry Weinberg's _Secrets of Consulting_ every so often.

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3. hancheAug 2019
   I was going to recommend Octavia E. Butler, but I see she is already on the list. The whole Xenogenesis trilogy is good, not just Dawn (first in the series). Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents likewise.

   And Connie Willis' To say nothing of the dog is hilarious! It will brighten anyone's day.

   I'll just have to starting working through that list, now.

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4. giaourJul 2018
   To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis is a fun time-travel novel. It’s the middle volume of a trilogy but works as a standalone novel.

   The Ancillary series by Anne Leckie is also pretty great. It’s a bit of dystopia but isn’t narrated as one.

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5. elevensiesDec 2016
   Three books I enjoyed this year:

   this census taker, China Mieville

   To Say Nothing Of The Dog, Connie Willis

   The Possibility of an Island, Houellebecq

   If you enjoy science-fiction, it is quite possible that you wouldn't enjoy any of the books above or even classify them as science-fiction (I would though) -- so definitely look them up or try the kindle sample to see if they appeal to you.

   Also, I see Ann Leckie's Ancillary trilogy mentioned elsewhere, I second that recommendation.

   [Also, honourable mention to the TV show Westworld -- if it were a book I would have included.]

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6. msgOct 2008
   I'm in the middle of To Say Nothing Of The Dog by Connie Willis. It is the most hilariousest of the time travel paradoxes, at least that I've ever read. It won a Hugo and was nominated for a Nebula.
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