- Hardcover: 362 pages
- Publisher: Ace Books; Book Club Edition edition (1996)
- ASIN: B0015DONHC
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 626 g
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3.3 out of 5 stars (21 customer reviews)
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Read for Early Teens, Dec 1 2000
By Nancy C. Herbst - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Promised Land (Paperback)
I began reading the book because I love Connie Willis. After 20 pages, I was disappointed; after 50 or so pages, I was mad. The only thing that kept me going was the fervent hope that the unbug would get squashed after mortally wounding the shallow and obnoxious "heroine." And then, unexpectedly, I began to enjoy the story, mostly because of the science-fiction elements, and I realized that if this book were marketed for young people, it would be quite good. It's a very moral story... the wretched Delanna sees the error of her thinking, proves to be a hard worker, kind to animals both warm and cold-blooded, and learns to love a good and uncomplicated hunk of a man. And there are no scenes you would be embarrassed to read aloud to your 13-year-old daughter, who I think is the perfect audience for this rather charming but predictable story. I hope there's a sequel, perhaps written more towards adults... and this time, the unbug gets it.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A marvelous little concoction! I can't wait for her next one, Oct 13 1998
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Promised Land (Paperback)
Great for anyone that doesn't like technical novels. Promised Land is incredibly light to read, heavy on the semi-subtle wit, just a tad preachy, with wonderful characterizations. Everyone knows a Sonny Tanner and the gossip mill. The vet's a bit overdrawn, but Delanna is perfect!It is nice to see an innocent romance blossom without the lurid details, although the hints are there. The imagination is left to paint your own picture of fire-haired Delanna with her nacre-backed Cleo wrapped in her arms. (Really, it's not a bug!)
Not her best book - that honor goes to Doomsday - but probably the most enjoyable to read. I hope Willis and Felice write another.
18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fluff, Jun 26 2000
By "babyfacefinster" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Promised Land (Paperback)
Like a lot of people, I picked up this book on the strength of Connie Willis' name and, also like other people, I was sorely disappointed. This book is nothing more than a Harlequin Romance wrapped in a Saran Wrap-transparent "sci-fi" setting. (I guess if you make up weird vegetables and such, it qualifies).The "heroine", Delanna, is your average shallow, unthinking romance novel woman, whose main emotional attachment (even after she supposedly "falls in love") seems to be to her pet scarab. We know it's not a bug just the same way we know never to touch Thomas Covenant - she continually tells *everyone* over and over.
The "hero", Sonny, is a walking mannequin. He never once has any type of independence and is never shown to be a real, thinking person. He's very conveniently been mooning after Delanna since she left Keramos at the age of *five* and he hasn't seen her since. Ummm, I think that's a little more worrying than admirable. His sole purpose is to stand around being noble and patient until the writers decide the interminable plot (and I use that word loosely) has stretched on long enough for Delanna to have the "realization" that she loves Sonny and living on Keramos. The other characters - the witch who really is just misunderstood, the ......... single guy who wants Delanna as well, also have about as much individuality as a block of tofu.
I like light. I like humor. I like opposites attracting. I just deplore cookie cutter fiction.
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