2019 I did a second read of this one - not as charming as the first time. The story is frustratingly slow with a great deal of repetition that could have been trimmed. Am now partially into the companion book All Clear. These two books could have been one book.
For instance:
a. Mike's obsessing for the 50th time about his having changed the timeline: me wondering how in the hell someone could be a participant in this time travel program without an iota of knowledge as to how it works. I seriously want to hit Mike right now. Mike has an over-abundance of stupid for someone working in field-research and writing.
b. Polly works in a department store, but can't seem to get her hands on a black skirt. Me wondering why her boss doesn't bring her a couple to choose from and tell her they'll take the cost of the skirt from her next two paychecks. Your business has a dress code, your business therefore has a plan to ensure your employees adhere to it. After all, there's a war on, right? Eyeroll.
c. The endless speculation as to why the gates won't open and the other endless ‘what if's.
d. Not remembering the name of the stupid airfield (mostly an issue in Book #2) - we remember you can't remember, just please stop endlessly ruminating about it.
I'm ‘re-reading' via audiobook. And have now resorted to hitting the ‘bump it forward 10 seconds' button when the ruminating begins.
What works - the historical bits. Those are fun- and made me want to go find out more when I was done with the book.
Tried listening to this. Four hours into it I spent a week subconsciously doing everything I could to avoid it. Part of it was the wandering going-nowhere-quick story and the other part was the narrator. I suspect I might have been more engaged with it in book form. So I walked away from it. Sigh.
This has been on my ‘to read' list forever. I slogged through it. What an array of dysfunctional characters! I recall enjoying Jane Eyre. This one not as much.
Tried listening to this one...hung in there for 1/2 an hour and wowza was it a relief to flip the car stereo to ‘FM' and throw in the towel.
Fabulous series. I've read the series over and over - and reread this one after the most recent release regarding Mrs. Hudson's story. It was like coming home. Beach reading without shame.
Read this the first time in 1988 - it had been a Christmas gift. At the time I didn't realize it was the first in a series. Couldn't put it down - and as I rushed towards the end I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out how the author was going to tie up all the loose ends. Flipped back to the dust jacket and swore loudly when I realized I'd be waiting for awhile for a sequel.
Author does a wonderful job of ‘world building' - the detail in the story is fabulous, and the characters are well developed.
This recently has been released on audiobook - something I've been patiently waiting for, for quite some time. And again, the wait was worth it - it's as fabulous as I remember the 1st time I read it.
Another good installment in the series. It's a quick read and enjoyable. I've got book 3 lined up and ready to read.