[Math] A book in topology

Question

I will have to teach a topology course:
it starts in point set topology and ends at fundamental group of $S^1$.

In the past I have used two different books:

• Elementary Topology. Textbook in Problems, by O.Ya.Viro, O.A.Ivanov, V.M.Kharlamov and N.Y.Netsvetaev.
• A First Course in Algebraic Topology by Czes Kosniowski

I like both of these books and my students hate both of them.
So I am thinking, maybe I should choose another book this time.

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

A fairly streamlined book, although initially gentle, is Essential Topology by Crossley. It goes up to homotopy and homology. See also Celebrating Swansea University Authors to view Crossley talking about his book.