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    <H1><CITE>Passage</CITE> by Connie Willis</H1>

    <H2>(discussed April 24, 2003)</H2>

    <P><STRONG>On a ten-point scale (1=bad, 10=good), the people who
      read the book gave the following ratings:</STRONG> <?php
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      <STRONG>Average:</STRONG> <?php echo(voteAverage()); ?></P>

    <P>There were not very many people present at the meeting, perhaps
      because <strong>Raja</strong> warned that any discussion would require
      the revelation of serious spoilers.</P>

    <P>Of the four people present who had read the book,
      <strong>Ignacio</strong>, <strong>Mary</strong>, and
      <strong>Dedaimia</strong> all really liked the book, and they all
      rated it a 9. Raja was uncertain how to rate the book; he said he was
      sorry that John Gallman wasn't present, because he wanted to ask (a)
      whether the book was &quot;really&quot; Science Fiction, and (b) what
      the criteria were for rating it ;-). Depending on these criteria, his
      rating could be 7, 8, or 9. Ultimately, he decided on 8 (though not as
      an &quot;average&quot; value, despite Ignacio's joke).</P>

<P>You can see some of <a href="rajasCommentsOnPassage.html">Raja's 
  comments on <em>Passage</em></a> (placed on another page to avoid spoilage).</P>
<P>The consensus seemed to be that this 
  was a very interesting book with very some very vivid characters, an interesting 
  narrative strategy (that mirrors the themes of the book!) and an unflinching 
  look at some very serious issues.</P>
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