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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
I still can't get over the "book-discs", especially as I read this as an ebook! Bujold predicted the rise of ebooks, but she couldn't have known in that era the incredible evolution technology is to take. +1 for the incredibly near-guess done before I was even born.
Miles is a little more mature here, but still a child in some ways. He's so desperate to belong in Barrayar, that he would give up greater personal fame and glory off his home-world. However, part of his need to belong is also because he's desperate to do all honors to his family name and especially his father. He feels guilty for being born the way he is, and there is some bitterness too, which he hides away.
Cavilo is a little bit of a cardboard cut-out, but I think she must have a revolutionary character type in that era. Now it seems dated of course, due to the many permutations of the type. She still remains memorable and frightening, and raises questions as to what kind of past would have created her.
The adventure is, as usual, suspenseful and exciting. I find the way Miles maneuvers people very interesting, and quite dangerous. He escapes from danger the way most pulp heroes do, but he lives to entertain us another day. Hope to see more of Gregor, he is intriguing if not quite fleshed out yet.
Miles is a little more mature here, but still a child in some ways. He's so desperate to belong in Barrayar, that he would give up greater personal fame and glory off his home-world. However, part of his need to belong is also because he's desperate to do all honors to his family name and especially his father. He feels guilty for being born the way he is, and there is some bitterness too, which he hides away.
Cavilo is a little bit of a cardboard cut-out, but I think she must have a revolutionary character type in that era. Now it seems dated of course, due to the many permutations of the type. She still remains memorable and frightening, and raises questions as to what kind of past would have created her.
The adventure is, as usual, suspenseful and exciting. I find the way Miles maneuvers people very interesting, and quite dangerous. He escapes from danger the way most pulp heroes do, but he lives to entertain us another day. Hope to see more of Gregor, he is intriguing if not quite fleshed out yet.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A little less focused than the last one IMO but oh man did the ending bring it together.
My obsession continues
8.8/10
My obsession continues
8.8/10
So much fun!!! Miles is a fabulous character, and McMaster Bujold is a superb author. The escalation, the emotion! Gripping and intricate and fast-paced, there is so much adventure, so many flourishes of great depth. A delightful read, though there is genuinely so much plotting I hand-waved around a few sections and accepted the action rather than slowing momentum to figure out how it fell together that way.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thoroughly enjoyed this entry in the Vorkosigan Saga. I really liked that we see Gregor in this book. I really like the Miles character, probably because I can relate to him.