
by Connie Willis
Recommended by Susan J. Fowler and John Green
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Time Travel, Humor, and Historical Fiction.
Connie Willis' Hugo and Nebula Awardwinning Doomsday Book uses time travel for a serious look at how people connect with each other. In this Hugowinning companion to that novel, she offers a completely different kind of time travel adventure: a delightful romantic comedy that pays hilarious homage to Jerome K. Jerome's Three Men in a Boat.When to...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Time Travel, Humor, and Historical Fiction.
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John Green
“Here are my absolute favorite books I read in 2021! (I read a lot of amazing books this year, so this was a difficult list to make.)”
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