Not zero at all

[threemonkeys]

This is by way of reciprocating in kind and saying thanks to all those bloggers who suggested (some quite strongly) that the two Connie Willis books Blackout and All Clear be treated as one book. I now have both books and will be reading them in the next while.

The reciprocation is a warning that if you read William Gibson's Zero History, you better have the fine detail of the preceding books stuck well in your head or you will get to the end and go "huh, what the ...". As in his previous connected sets of books Gibson draws a very long line between cause and effect. Of course, you may have a WTF reaction anyway because as usual much of the important story points in a Gibson novel happen in the background or even buried right in the subtext. Ignore the small details at your risk.

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[fred_mouse]

having just finished the Willis, I heartily concur with the others who said 'read them as one'. And the need to have a couple of days with no plans, because I seem to have lost a day and a half to them....

[threemonkeys]

I know that time loss phenomenon well on her previous books. I read Doomsday Book while overseas on holiday. I spent time in my hotel room reading when I should have been out sightseeing.