Vladlen Martynenko Martynenko itibaren Nowa Przerośl, Poland
I can see why a lot of people really like this, but it's not quite my cup of tea. I think perhaps I enjoy historical fiction or science fiction or mysteries more in their pure forms rather than all together in one work. And the book felt too long to me, rather repetitive. I kept thinking I'd gotten what I could out of it about half-way through, and didn't know why it kept going on and on. The science fiction aspect seemed a little simplistic, there just to be the background for why people kept jumping around through time and space. Nevertheless, I kept reading, and enjoying what I read. Willis is a master of understated humor, and I frequently found myself chuckling at some witty turn of phrase, or at the impossible predicament one of the characters had gotten himself into. And as for Finch's last assignment -- well, I loved it!
Oh, this was one of my frist "real" books ever! I was a great doglover even as a kid, and Dackel/Dachshounds had and still have a special place in my heart, because my first dog-love was one. This books shows the birth and growing up of a dachshound in wonderful, simple black-and-white pictures. The accompanying text is easy and aimed at first/second-graders. This book is really special to me.