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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, it’s been two months since that happened. I’ve been on the road, on vacation overseas. It’s difficult to get any English language books, much less a specific one like Part ii of Black Out in an English language void. So here I am, two months later, trying to pick up loose ends from where the first installment of this novel left off. And I gotta admit, it’s a little difficult to continue from where I left off. Where was the plot? Who were these characters? Is it like starting to read a novel all over again? What happened in part one? I tell you, before you even think of reading part one of this novel make sure you have easy access to the second part of it ‘cause right now I feel intimidated, betrayed and just a wee bit put off (to put it mildly) that someone would pull this kind of trick on me. Maybe book one should have the disclaimer on the front cover: “first of two (it is only two, right?) parts”. --- An hour later: I’ve been reading this thing diligently and it just isn’t coming together for me. This book is over. I’m so glad it’s a library book and I’m not out big bucks buying this book. Connie Willis, you ought to be ashamed of yourself.