#26
Title: Bellwether
Author: Connie Willis
Read
by: Kate Reading
Genre: Fiction
Rating: B
Published: 1996
Dates: 6/3/16
- 6/16/16
Cds/Hrs:
5/6.5
Read a
Whidbey Book is a category in the 16 in 16 challenge. I listened to a previous Whidbey book. For time’s sake I’m just going to copy the
review on the back of the case. Sandra
Foster studies fads and their meanings for the Hi-Tek Corporation. Bennett O’Reilly woks with monkey group
behavior and chaos theory for the same company.
When the two are thrust together due to a misdelivered package and a run
of seemingly bad luck, they find a joint project in a flock of sheep. But a series of setbacks and disappointments
arise before they are able to find answers to their questions – with the
unintended help of the errant, forgetful, and careless office assistant Flip.
I must say I
liked this book. Sandra keeps looking
for the reason fads begin. And begins
each chapter with a fad from the past and the dates it was fashionable – from the
Ouija board (1966-67) to Rubic’s Cube (1961) and even further back to why girls
cut their hair short in the 1920s. I
love the joint venture about the sheep who really are the ones who have a
bellwether as a leader. And, of course,
it’s a love story. And as usual I’m
curious to read more works by this notable sci-fi writer.
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