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Most of us would rather not spend a lot of time contemplating death, but the characters in Connie Willis's novel Passage make a living at it. Joanna Lander is a medical researcher specializing in Near Death Experiences (NDEs) and how the brain constructs them. Her partner in this endeavor is Richard Wright, a single-minded scientist who induces NDEs in healthy people by injecting a compound that tricks the brain into thinking it's dying. Joanna and Richard team up and try to find test subjects whose ability to report their experiences objectively hasn't been wrecked by reading the books of pop-psychologist and hospital gadabout Maurice Mandrake. Mandrake has gained fame and fortune by convincing people that they can expect light, warmth, and welcoming loved ones once they die. Joanna and Richard try to quantify NDEs in more scientific terms, a frustrating exercise to say the least.

The brain cells started to die within moments of death. By the end of four to six minutes the damage was irreversible, and people brought back from death after that didn't talk about tunnels and life reviews. They didn't talk at all.... But if the dying were facing annihilation, why didn't they say, "It's over!" or, "I'm shutting down"?... Why did they say, "It's beautiful over there," and, "I'm coming, Mother!"

When Joanna decides to become a test subject and see an NDE firsthand, she discovers that death is both more and less than she expected. Telling anything at all about her experience would be spoiling the book's suspenseful buildup, but readers are in for some shocks as Willis reveals the secrets and mysteries of the afterlife. Unfortunately, several running gags--the maze-like complexity of the hospital, Mandrake's oily sales pitch, and a tiresomely talkative World War II veteran--go on a little too long and threaten the pace of the story near the middle. But don't stop reading! We expect a lot from Connie Willis because she's so good, and Passage's payoff is incredible--the ending will leave you breathless, and more than a little haunted. Passage masterfully blends tragedy, humor, and fear in an unforgettable meditation on humanity and death. --Therese Littleton --Ce texte provient de la Hardcover édition.



From Publishers Weekly

In a departure from her usual historical theme, Willis (Miracle and Other Christmas Stories) pries open the door at the end of the tunnel of Near Death Experience (NDE) while holding firmly to her endearing brand of exasperated humor. Dr. Joanna Lander, a psychologist separating the truth from the expected in NDEs, is talked into working with Dr. Richard Wright (pun intended), a neurologist testing his theory that NDEs are a survival mechanism by simulating them with psychoactive drugs. When navigating the maze of the hospital in which the cafeteria is never open, dodging Mr. Mandrake who writes popular books on NDEs and fabricates most of his accounts and finding uncorrupted participants for their experiments becomes too difficult, Joanna herself goes under. What she finds on the Other Side almost drives her and Richard apart, while solving the mystery of what it means almost drives her mad. Joanna holds nothing back as she searches her mind and her experience; readers will be able to puzzle out the answers just as she does. That this work is less tightly packed than most of Willis's novels somewhat undercuts the tension. Even so, the plot twists, the casual wit and the enjoyable characters will satisfy fans. The shocking occurrence 100 pages from the end is a good indication of Willis's power as a writer.

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Nobody expects the Titanic Inquisition, Mai 26 2002
Par Roy Pettis "the rocket scientist" (Springfield, VA USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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This review is from: Passage (Hardcover)
As usual, Connie Willis' writing is outstanding, and the plot kept me turning the pages. I am continually impressed with how each Willis book explores new themes, uses new structures, and challanges the reader with new ideas. There is little repetitive in Willis' writing. While this book was not the overwhelming joy of TO SAY NOTHING OF THE DOG (and deals with much darker topics), the book really held my attention; I can see why it made the Hugo nomination list.

I really like the touch of providing an alternative interpretation of the standard elements of a "near-death experience". Willis shows how they could be combined to create a different set of images without ignoring any of the classic elements. The plot turns around a pyschologist type who wants to understand what people really experience in such experiences and a neuroscientist who wants to explain what is happening in the brain during an NDE. It is really science fiction, even though it could have been a Robin Cook medical thriller. (Only the last short chapter feels like fantasy for me.)

One of the few repeated elements in Willis' fiction is a well-captured characterization of a little girl who's reactions is critical to making you care about the people in the story. (I'm beginning to think these are as typical of Willis as the "Old Man" was in Heinlein novels). She treats this character with skill and uses the character well to move the plot forward and to provide sort of a happy ending. Structrually, the book reads very much like 3 related novellas, and they each have individual themes and styles. Of the three, I liked the middle story best, after the psychologist experience her own drug-induced NDEs, and as she tries to make sense of them. I think that Willis does an interesting job of presenting that difficult issue of "experiential evidence", as opposed to verifiable experimental evidence.

I give the book less than 5 stars, on an admittedly personal scale, because it doesn't quite live up to its promise for me. Too much of the book led me to think the book was raising questions about the meaning of death, even though the book provides internal warnings that it is more about the methods of medical research. Despite those warnings (and given what a good writer Willis has always been), I was expecting a conclusion addressing some of the broader themes of the work. None-the-less, this is a solid 4-star book, well worth anyone's reading. It would probably appeal to an audience for medical thrillers as well as SF fans.

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1.0étoiles sur 5 Skip This One, Mai 12 2004
Fortunately, like some other intelligent reviewers, I stopped reading this exercise in tedium after about 300 pages and snuck a peek at the ending. What a waste of time, for reasons other reviewers have clearly used in their comments. Also fortunately, I know Willis is an excellent writer (judging from her short stories) and I will not let the crashing bore that is Passage deter me from reading some of her other novels. As for this one, skip it!
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Connie Willis is a Topnotch Writer, Mai 18 2004
Par B. Merritt "filmreviewstew.com" (WWW.FILMREVIEWSTEW.COM, Pacific Grove, California United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Joanna Lander has an unusual medical specialty; she researches NDEs (Near Death Experiences) in patients who's hearts have stopped beating, but then are brought back from the brink. She has problems, though. An author, Mr. Mandrake, believes that NDEs are the beginning of God's heavenly message...and to prove his point he's written multiple best-selling novels on the subject and tries to beat Joanna to the interviews with patients who experience them. The trouble is, though, is that Mr. Mandrake leads his interviewees down his personalized ambrosial path by asking questions like, "So when did you see the heavenly light?" and "Was your family there waiting for you?"

This really ticks off Joanna...

She asks questions like, "Tell me what you saw?" and "How did you feel?" Non-leading questions, in other words. And if she get's to the patients before Mr. Mandrake does, the results are markedly different; no angels of light and no family waiting for you.

Enter Dr. Richard Wright. He's also interested in NDEs. And he has medical research in mind. He's developed a drug that induces a type of artificial NDE and begins using it on volunteers (with Joanna's eventual help), trying to discover why some people have NDEs and others don't. If he can find out, maybe he can utilize his research to bring dying patients out of their NDE state and back to the living.

Maisie is a ten year old child who's been brought back from death multiple times thanks to a congenital heart defect. And she's Joanna's and Dr. Wright's friend. She thinks that Mr. Mandrake is a flake (which, of course, he is) and is fascinated with disaster stories (like the Titanic and Hidenburg). She's never seen an angel or Godly light during her true NDEs, and Joanna and Dr. Wright soon come to rely on her more than they will ever know.
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Undeniably, Connie Willis is one of my favorite authors. I love almost everything I've ever read by her. Her prose is smooth, her characters memorable, and her subject matter relevant. And PASSAGE is no exception. Joanna, Maisie, Dr. Wright, Kit, Mr. Briarly, Vielle, and Mr. Mandrake all still stick out in my mind. Great characters one and all.

My only beef with this novel (as many other reviewers here have pointed out) is that it's a bit wordy. At 780 pages (paperback), I began to lag a bit while reading. But only a bit! I tiny bit! Mrs. Willis' able writing abilities kept me involved in the story and I persevered.

The ending: For those who enjoy everything tidied up and in one neat little plot developed package, this book is not for you. It'll leave you wondering what awaits us when we all take that final plunge into the PASSAGE of no return.

B+ rating.

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