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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
I didn't like this one as much as [b:the Warrior's Apprentice|61906|The Warrior's Apprentice (Vorkosigan)|Lois McMaster Bujold|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170597854s/61906.jpg|2792]. It was hard to tell who exactly was attacking whom, and why, and where exactly we were.
Even so, it's a pretty damn entertaining read.
Even so, it's a pretty damn entertaining read.
adventurous
Meh. It didn't hold my attention very well
Still with the wanting to shake Miles!
(He was growing on me maybe a tiny bit at this point.)
(He was growing on me maybe a tiny bit at this point.)
The Vor Game is the second book (chronically) to star Miles Vorkosigan, a brilliant young Barrayaran noble with a tendency for insubordination. The novel begins with a standalone novella ("Weatherman") that deals with Miles's first military posting on the cold and barren Kyril Island. This eventually leads into the main storyline, where Miles is forced to face both his responsibilities as Lord Vorkosigan, and his past as Admiral Naismith.
The result is a pretty entertaining book. Admittedly, I found the break between "Weatherman" and the main plot to be a little jarring, and the storyline didn't appeal to me as much as the one in Barrayaran or The Warrior's Apprentice, but it's still a pretty fun ride with a more complex plot than in the first Miles book. I really enjoyed the scenes which focused on tests of wills, especially between Miles and the main female villain. I think what I've found the most enjoyable about the series so far is getting to see how the characters grown and develop from book to book. In Barrayar, we got to see the characters of Miles, Elena, Ivan, and Gregor as children. In the Warrior's Apprentice, they were adolescents, and by this point in the series they've begun to move into adulthood. The results can be very interesting.
I'm glad I decided to listen to The Vor Game on audiobook, and I plan on moving forward with Cetaganda in the future.
The result is a pretty entertaining book. Admittedly, I found the break between "Weatherman" and the main plot to be a little jarring, and the storyline didn't appeal to me as much as the one in Barrayaran or The Warrior's Apprentice, but it's still a pretty fun ride with a more complex plot than in the first Miles book. I really enjoyed the scenes which focused on tests of wills, especially between Miles and the main female villain. I think what I've found the most enjoyable about the series so far is getting to see how the characters grown and develop from book to book. In Barrayar, we got to see the characters of Miles, Elena, Ivan, and Gregor as children. In the Warrior's Apprentice, they were adolescents, and by this point in the series they've begun to move into adulthood. The results can be very interesting.
I'm glad I decided to listen to The Vor Game on audiobook, and I plan on moving forward with Cetaganda in the future.
After the wild events of Mile's first space mercenary adventure, any military posting would probably feel anti-climactic. But especially the posting Miles does receive: weather officer at "Camp Permafrost", a tiny Barrayaran island which no strategic importance whatsoever. Yet in less than three months there Miles encounters a near-fatal practical joke, an very-dead body in a drain, a warehouse of degrading toxins, a mutiny and hypothermia. And all of this takes place in the first 1/3 of the book. Never a dull moment for the empire's shortest (and possibly smartest) Ensign.
Naismith lives! Further remarks soon on Skiffy & Fanty's Reading Rangers podcast.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The thing I love about these books is that after all the adventuring one dude sits down with the other dude and is like you really need to talk to someone, bro and the bro agrees
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes