I picked up this book and almost put it back in the “to be read” pile thinking to myself, “How many times can I read some of these stories?” Apparently, the answer is, a lot of times.

The minute I began to read “The Last of the Winnebagos” (for the umpteenth time), I remembered the power and skill Willis wields in her writing. Simply stated, Willis is one of the best writers out there. And this collection is testament to that skill. Award-winners are included (“Even the Queen”, “At the Rialto”, and the previously mentioned Winnebagos). But every story is worth reading and, all together, they provide a fine representation of her various approaches and styles that invariably lead to success. Even when things slow down a little, the stories are still top-notch. Whether she is dealing with quantum physics and chaos theory, or the personal lives of people at the whimpering end of the world, her deft touch results in memorable stories that linger long after the reading. ( )

This book was kind of Half and Half for me.
The two stories that really stand out for me however is "Even the Queen" and "Ado".

Even the Queen takes to the limit the ultimate women's issue.
I think what it is saying is that men are not the only thing keeping women down sometimes it's ourselves.

Ado takes politically correctness to it's most extreme end where we get so tanlged up in not offending any one that nothing is left. Especially for an English teacher trying to find a Shakspere play to go over in class.

Both are really good and relevant stories for today.

Second best for me is going to be Spice Pogrom, Jack, Winter's Tale, and Time out.

I think Connie Willis is a great writer and I'm hoping to be seeing more of her writing in the future. ( )

The stories in here range from good to excellent. They cover a wide range of themes, and while the science fiction tag is justified for the collection as a whole, the range is somewhat broader than could strictly be considered science fiction (which IMHO is a good thing).

My personal favourites in the collection were "Even the Queen", "Ado" and "Spice Pogrom" although there were no stories that I really didn't like. ( )

I got this book as part of my 2007 SantaThing and really enjoyed it. I'd read "Jack" before, but it's strong enough that I enjoyed re-reading it (a reimagining of Dracula set in the London Blitz). Willis jumps between time periods, alternate Earths and space colonies, and tones from serious to funny. ( )

This is a book of Connie Willis' short stories - while I have read them all in the past, now I pretty much just reread my favourites; "Even the Queen" and "Spice Pogrom". Worth it for those two.