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A review by curgoth
Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen by Lois McMaster Bujold
5.0
I swear there should be a review here form the first time I read this.
In any case, audiobook re-read. It's still amazing. Grover Gardner's narration, as for all of the Vorkosiverse books, is solid. He manages to make Miles sound distinct from Jole without accents or pitch variation, just the meter and attitude of speech. Which I suppose owes a lot to Lois as well, but it works in any case.
For the book - this is a book about heart. A romance is central to the story, but the theme is bigger than that. It's about finding space in your heart for love next to grief, managing romantic love and familial love, and being yourself even when that changes.
In any case, audiobook re-read. It's still amazing. Grover Gardner's narration, as for all of the Vorkosiverse books, is solid. He manages to make Miles sound distinct from Jole without accents or pitch variation, just the meter and attitude of speech. Which I suppose owes a lot to Lois as well, but it works in any case.
For the book - this is a book about heart. A romance is central to the story, but the theme is bigger than that. It's about finding space in your heart for love next to grief, managing romantic love and familial love, and being yourself even when that changes.