The Best of Connie Willis, (Paperback)

from rivkat

Free review copy. Reading a bunch of Willis's well-known stories together, including The Last of the Winnebagos and Even the Queen, the word I most want to use is "kind." Standard characters are oblivious to other people-sometimes harmfully so, when they're the antagonists, and one of them really...

from lavaturtle

I've enjoyed a lot of Connie Willis's other work, so I was excited to pick this one up. Some of my favorite pieces from this collection were ones I'd read before: Inside Job and Fire Watch. I also quite liked "Even the Queen", "At the Rialto", and "Death on the Nile". "All Seated on the Ground" w...

from mrgan

Love is not a 5/5 emotion: it's possible to love a "very good" book.

from SESchend

Even if you've read most or all of these stories before, this collection's worth reading for Willis' notes and comments on her own works AND the speeches she gave (and didn't give but had prepared) for the Nebulas. All great writing that makes me respect her as one of the best writers out there, ...

from TheLostEntwife

My exposure to Connie Willis has been, primarily, through the Blackout/All Clear books which were, in turn, brought to my attention through the Nebula awards. I was fascinated by the time travel aspect, especially when it coincided with another fascination of mine - WWII stories. So, when the opp...