It's a light comic work, with a satirical look at the fads of modern society and the evils of coporatespeak. It's an amusing bagatelle, with most of the characters so broadly drawn they are not believable except as comic characters, which is okay, since that's what they are. One of them reaches a height of comic awfulness that rivals Basil Fawlty. If there's any seriousness in Bellwether, it's an exploration of, and paean to, contingency and serendipity. Good stuff.
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Bellwether by Connie Willis
It's a light comic work, with a satirical look at the fads of modern society and the evils of coporatespeak. It's an amusing bagatelle, with most of the characters so broadly drawn they are not believable except as comic characters, which is okay, since that's what they are. One of them reaches a height of comic awfulness that rivals Basil Fawlty. If there's any seriousness in Bellwether, it's an exploration of, and paean to, contingency and serendipity. Good stuff.
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