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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
"No, no, never send interim reports. Only final ones. Interim reports tend to elicit orders. Which you must then either obey, or spend valuable time and energy evading, which could be using to solve the problem."
— Miles Vorkosigan's command philosophy.
— Miles Vorkosigan's command philosophy.
Liked this one, didn't love it. Don't get me wrong, I do in fact love Miles with all my heart, but this story wasn't quite as involving as the previous ones. I like the Elli twist, of course. And am interested to see where the Mark storyline goes.
Well, I liked that Miles finally got some real romance, and the whole clone thing was amusing, but otherwise this one was pretty forgettable.
I thought she could have done a lot more with Earth in the far future, but instead she had him locked up in the embassy most of the time--I guess so she wouldn't have to figure out what it would be like. The parts we did see seemed to be not much different than now, actually.
I thought she could have done a lot more with Earth in the far future, but instead she had him locked up in the embassy most of the time--I guess so she wouldn't have to figure out what it would be like. The parts we did see seemed to be not much different than now, actually.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Miles Vorkosigan is such an appealing character. That's the plain upshot to the entire Vorkosigan saga. If you like Miles, you'll like the books, and if you don't like Miles, you're nuts. :D
Miles takes a break from combat and takes the Dendarii to Earth where various intrigues are uncovered and new family members discovered. A fun, light read.
Having finished my tour of my favorite Vorkosigan books, I proceed now to my less-favorite ones. Mind, this simply means that instead of being "Oh My GOD, this is AMAZING", they are simply quite good.
I will observe that I am reading them in reverse order, probably because a more mature Miles, a more mature setting, and, to be honest, a more experienced author make the latter books truly grand. Still, this is a fun little book, and we get to meet Mark for the first time.
I will observe that I am reading them in reverse order, probably because a more mature Miles, a more mature setting, and, to be honest, a more experienced author make the latter books truly grand. Still, this is a fun little book, and we get to meet Mark for the first time.
Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold is my latest re-read of the Vorkosigan Saga. Chronologically it follows on directly from the novella "Borders of Infinity" and I think it would be really weird not to read them in that order.
The events in this book take place over about a week on Earth, in London. With no rain. Miles and his Dendarii fleet stop by for repairs and to continue avoiding the Cetagandans who have a hit out on Miles. While there, he gets embroiled in events centred around the Barrayaran embassy, because there is always trouble wherever Miles is.
While I remembered the most crucial development in this book from my first read through, I had completely forgotten that this was the first time we met Duv Galeni and also that Ivan was in it. Furthermore, because I knew what happened later, there were some extra hilarious bits, mostly near the start. Excellent and seemingly innocent foreshadowing on Bujold's part.
This book made me laugh more than I expected, which was pretty much what I wanted from it. As far as recommendations go, any regular readers of my blog will know that I recommend reading Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga generally. In this specific case, I'd say Brothers in Arms stands alone well, but I would still recommend reading the earlier books in the series to better enjoy the series as a whole. There's also a little bit of background knowledge from earlier books that places this one into better context — although Bujold does a reasonable job of explaining it to the reader anyway.
5 / 5 stars
You can read more reviews on my blog.
The events in this book take place over about a week on Earth, in London. With no rain. Miles and his Dendarii fleet stop by for repairs and to continue avoiding the Cetagandans who have a hit out on Miles. While there, he gets embroiled in events centred around the Barrayaran embassy, because there is always trouble wherever Miles is.
While I remembered the most crucial development in this book from my first read through, I had completely forgotten that this was the first time we met Duv Galeni and also that Ivan was in it. Furthermore, because I knew what happened later, there were some extra hilarious bits, mostly near the start. Excellent and seemingly innocent foreshadowing on Bujold's part.
This book made me laugh more than I expected, which was pretty much what I wanted from it. As far as recommendations go, any regular readers of my blog will know that I recommend reading Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga generally. In this specific case, I'd say Brothers in Arms stands alone well, but I would still recommend reading the earlier books in the series to better enjoy the series as a whole. There's also a little bit of background knowledge from earlier books that places this one into better context — although Bujold does a reasonable job of explaining it to the reader anyway.
5 / 5 stars
You can read more reviews on my blog.
Reread. The moment of perfect comedy at the London Tidal Barrier is still hilarious; the plot is paced perfectly as always.
This is always a tough book for me:
1) Mark breaks my heart. And I know what's coming for him, so I'm doubly sad in advance.
2) IVAN IS GREAT SHUT UP MILES.
3) Background homophobia, sigh.
4) The spoilery but SUPER AWKWARD thing Miles does. You know. The thing.
But then there's:
1) SO MUCH PLOT centering around finances and accounting. I am 100% on Team Lt. Bone.
2) Duv Galeni, say no more.
3) The fast-penta scene.
4) Miles having subordinates who are just as terrible with authority as he is. MWAHAHA.
1) Mark breaks my heart. And I know what's coming for him, so I'm doubly sad in advance.
2) IVAN IS GREAT SHUT UP MILES.
3) Background homophobia, sigh.
4) The spoilery but SUPER AWKWARD thing Miles does. You know. The thing.
But then there's:
1) SO MUCH PLOT centering around finances and accounting. I am 100% on Team Lt. Bone.
2) Duv Galeni, say no more.
3) The fast-penta scene.
4) Miles having subordinates who are just as terrible with authority as he is. MWAHAHA.