“You can change the world,” Browning was clearly saying. It might not be to everyone’s taste, but it was pitch perfect for me. The humour crafted by Willis is so dry and witty, with references to literature and her subterfuge against her library’s book culling policy throughout the novel that I thoroughly enjoyed. Management marched out, his baton under his arm…Įven though, or perhaps because I myself work in management in a corporate environment, I found the observations in Bellwether hilarious – a similar bent to the much loved Dilbert cartoons.
Let’s see some significant scientific breakthroughs.” Think hula hoops, rubix cube, quality circles, hot pants, etc.Īnother interesting feature in the writing is the way Willis dehumanised ‘management’.
Each chapter begins with an often tongue in cheek description of a fad – what exactly it was, how it came about, how long it lasted and why it diminished. Willis has written this story so ingeniously. Add to this melting pot an infuriating admin assistant (sorry, interdepartmental communications liaison), a 60+ page simplified grant funding application form and a flock of sheep and you have ample fodder for comedic moments. Researchers Dr Sandra Foster and Dr Bennett O’Reilly, with specialties in fad/trend analysis and chaos theory respectively, find themselves thrown together in the chaotic and fad-driven HiTek Corporation. BOOK REVIEWĬonnie Willis’s short novel Bellwether is a wonderfully intelligent romantic comedy. Disclosure: If you click a link in this post and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission.
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