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A review by ashleylm
Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold
4.0
Another doozy from Bujold. It romps along nicely, as one expects, but I was a bit disappointed to see so little of Earth (it's set on Earth!) given, say, how interesting and attractive the sights in Cetaganda appeared by comparison. The decor at parties was barely mentioned, and in other novels set elsewhere there were entire plot points built around the decor of parties! So weirdly, despite it being my planet, I had less of a sense-of-place than usual.
Also, the places we went were sort of ducts/back alleys/dockyards sort of places. She has an unlimited budget for sets, since it's a novel, so I wish the sets had been more attractive.
Minor quibbles!
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
Also, the places we went were sort of ducts/back alleys/dockyards sort of places. She has an unlimited budget for sets, since it's a novel, so I wish the sets had been more attractive.
Minor quibbles!
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).