Bellwether
Ratings18
Average rating3.9
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Ratings18
Average rating3.9
Pop culture, chaos theory and matters of the heart collide in this unique novella from the Hugo and Nebula winning author of Doomsday Book. Sandra Foster studies fads and their meanings for the HiTek corporation. Bennet O'Reilly works with monkey group behavior and chaos theory for the same company. When the two are thrust together due to a misdelivered package and a run of seemingly bad luck, they find a joint project in a flock of sheep. But a series of setbacks and disappointments arise before they are able to find answers to their questions. From the Paperback edition.
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Read it years ago and loved it. Just re-read it and it still works. A light but smart story about scientific discovery, fads and thinking for yourself. Now I need to re-read “to say nothing of the dog”
this book stuck with me for years. It taught me the concept of the Bellwether, which is a leader that is not obviously a leader, but influences from within the crowd. Connie Willis didn't write a time travel book this time, but a poor research student is studying trends: what makes things popular, and again, the results are hysterical. This book tends to be fast-moving and breathless, but I still loved it the second time around, and ten years later.
One of my favorites to read & occasionally reread. There's so much in it: science; ignorance; Dilbert; frustration, humor, zaniness.
Love, love, love this book about the patterns that emerge out of chaos. A funny, scientific love story. Not to mention the.... sheep.
