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Crosstalk by Connie Willis
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis is a delightful and charming time-travel comedy. Her story Bellwether has a fad-focused wit that I enjoyed. I like how she celebrates traditional love ideals and kind people in a contemporary setting.
A terrible indictment of our times is the degree to which this is escapist literature and readers occasionally have to suspend their disbelief about obviously decent characters finding that guy/girl. Willis demonstrates this idea in Crosstalk while mocking our culture’s fixation with oversharing.
Crosstalk is an extreme case study that serves as a cautionary tale and food for thought. Do we really wish to know everything as we believe? “So why does every statement that starts with “We need to discuss” end in catastrophe? Our whole evolutionary history has been dedicated to trying to prevent information from being shared.
Examples include lying, protecting colouring, squids’ squirting ink, camouflage, encrypted passwords, and business secrets. Particularly lying People would tell the truth if they genuinely wanted to communicate, but they don’t.
Easily Digestible Escapism
Briddey, the main character played by Willis, originally struck me as being decidedly thin (a high-powered exec, absolutely not… a sarcastic caricature of one, perhaps?), but the absurd chain of events that she finds herself involved in quickly distracted me from this flaw.
Even though the romance plotline is rapidly clear in this ensemble of quirky/geeky characters, the web of secrets surrounding the “sci-fi” element was interesting enough to keep my attention. Remember, I was seeking easily digestible escapism when I chose this novel.
The narrative’s speed is also noteworthy and compelling; fast isn’t enough; it’s almost frenzied. The over 600 pages went by very quickly. Crosstalk is an interesting and enjoyable film, despite not being Willis’ best work. What this reader needed at the time, exactly…
About The Book
Briddey is a powerful executive in the mobile phone sector who is in charge of new goods from conception to delivery (‘anything to beat the new apple phone’). She also collaborates with Trent, her amazing partner.
After six enchanted weeks of flowers, dinners, and laughter, they finally get the icing on the cake—not a weekend getaway or a proposal, but something even better. An EDD. A process that will enable them to feel each other’s emotions. Trent doesn’t just want to tell her how much he loves her – he wants her to feel it.
The problem is that Briddey is unable to speak a word of it until she has had two minutes to phone her family, which is tough while everyone in the office is speculating. They are interrogating her about the most recent family crisis while simultaneously hounding her about the EDD, which they will discover.
Additionally, having the operation now and explaining it later might just be simpler. Not only is there a race for innovative new technology, but also for a sliver of privacy in a public world and, for Briddey, a chance at true love.
The Review
Crosstalk
10 Score
Another great book by Connie Willis. Maybe not her best work, but it is certainly better than some of her (alas, fluffy and mediocre) more recent books. The first 1/3 of her book reads like her typical rom-com, with a lot of running around trying to avoid people of assorted colorful personalities. Then about a third of the way through the book the plot goes from average Willis rom-com to something totally awesome. The story goes haywire and has you careening along clinging to your seat until the end, where it kind of clunks and breaks down a little before gliding into a satisfactory ending.
PROS
- Funny, Smart, Enjoying.
- Really Fun, Fast Story.
- Genuine Characters.
- Fast, Intricate, Delicately Crafted.
CONS
- Stupidity, Lies, And Cellphones.
- Surprisingly Terrible Book.
- Tedious, Credulity-Straining.
- Silly And Dumb.
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