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Definitely not a requirement to read Doomsday Book first. There are a couple of characters in the two of them (so it would be a very minor spoiler for one of those characters in DB), but they are both pretty standalone.
Funnier if you read "Three men in a boat" before this one though - or at least you get a few of the jokes.

I read Dog before Doomsday, and it's a good thing I did. If I had read Doomsday first, I would have never read Dog. Doomsday is dark and gloomy, but very well written. Dog is hilarious, and very well written. I recommend them both.

Please don't be put off by people saying Doomsday is depressing - it's not, it's heartrendingly sad, and one of my all-time favourite books. Dog is hilarious and wonderful, though I do agree that it benefits from having read Jerome K. Jerome first. No one has yet mentioned Bellwether, which is fun, and Lincoln's Dreams, which is another lovely, original novel. British readers do have to weather the occasional mishandling of idiom, but she's much to good a writer to forego for little quibbles!

To Say Nothing is IMO one of the lighter of Willis' books and an easier read than Doomsday, which although memorable and gripping, was also quite depressing (Black Death, huh?)

Doomsday Book ~ as it's title suggests ~ is incredibly depressing. To Say Nothing of the Dog is laugh out loud funny in places. Having read both, I can only endorse the latter. Wish I could travel back in time and not read Doomsday Book at all. Hope you enjoy To Say Nothing of the Dog. :)

Not absolutely necessary to read Doomsday Book first. The only thing is, if I remember rightly, the principle of time travel as used in both books is explained more elaborately in DB and less in To Say Nothing..
Loved both of them!

I've never read Doomsday Book but I thought To Say Nothing of the Dog was great so I'd say you're good to go.

You can read TSNotD before Doomsday Book.

The whole series is great, but don't expect the others to be at all like this one. The other books are more serious. I recommend reading Doomsday Book next, before Blackout/All Clear (due to fairly minor spoilers), but the important thing is to realize that Blackout/All Clear is a single book published in two volumes (like the LOTR books), so they MUST be read in order and together (Blackout comes first).

TSNotD is great, but it's my least favorite in the series (I gave it 4 stars, and gave 5 to the others).

I think I've read everything Connie Willis has written and have loved most of them. In my opinion, she's one of the best contemporary sci-fi writers. After you've read "Doomsday" and "Dog" try "Blackout" and "All Clear."

Time travel is a very tricky thing for an author. I used it in my own book, "Thirsty Planet," and I know the difficulty in keeping it reasonably scientific and credible. I truly admire Willis and the way she masters the technique.

So I suggest reading them all.

You should read "Three Men In A Boat" by Jerome K Jerome before you read "To Say Nothing Of The Dog" by Connie Willis. Both books are great and it will give you a chuckle at all the inside jokes in Willis' book.

Had I started with Doomsday Book I would never have read Connie Willis again. I disliked almost everything about it. Blackout and All Clear had many of the same problems but the historical aspect is captured much better.