Lincoln's Dreams
by:
Connie Willis (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780553051971 (0553051970)
Publish date: April 1st 1987
Publisher: Bantam Dell Pub Group (Trd)
Pages no: 212
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
War,
Speculative Fiction,
Contemporary,
Time Travel,
Military History,
Civil War
Lincoln's Dreams is listed as fantasy, but not much fantasy actually happens.... nevertheless intriguing. A solid interesting historical fantasy read. My complete review here on One Breath Books.
A well told story with a compelling background. If you love learning about the US Civil War, this book will grab your attention.
I have really enjoyed every Connie Willis I've read in the past (okay, the two I've read), and so I was disappointed that Lincoln's Dreams was just not as good. It lacked the emotional punch of the stories in Fire Watch, and is far too similar to Passage, which is simply a better book.But Passage re...
I can imagine that if I could go back and read this book, fresh, when it was published in 1987, that it might be a breath of fresh air; a revelation, even. The blurbs from people that I respect attest that this might well have been the case.As it stands, though, I am reading it now, and not only ha...
I didn't get it.I had high hopes for this, and the first half was interesting enough-and gave the story the ability to be great, but I think it just fell through, at least for me. It was such an odd story anyway, and instead of making it better...the twists and turns just made it even less interesti...
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