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Books read: the Vorkosigan series
Nov. 7th, 2019 06:01 pmTwo months on the same series!
I first gave this series a try over a dozen years ago, when several people appeared to share my reading tastes were raving about it. I was so confident I'd like the books that I bought 4 compilation editions straight off, this being in pre-Kindle times when American imports took ages to arrive, so later volumes needed to be secured in advance. I read two books – the first Miles book and the first Cordelia one – and while I don't remember disliking them, I remember being disappointed by my failure to love them. I don't think I consciously gave up on the series, just never felt inspired to read on.
Much more recently, though, I read and loved many other books by the same author (Lois McMaster Bujold), so I thought I'd try the Vorkosigan books again. It still took me several books before I went from a mild "this is okay, I suppose, and I'm determined not to give up so quickly this time" to a realisation that I was hooked. But I did end up loving them, and have spent the last two months reading my way through the whole series.
( Series overview for people who haven't read them )
( My reactions to invididual titles, with spoilers )
I first gave this series a try over a dozen years ago, when several people appeared to share my reading tastes were raving about it. I was so confident I'd like the books that I bought 4 compilation editions straight off, this being in pre-Kindle times when American imports took ages to arrive, so later volumes needed to be secured in advance. I read two books – the first Miles book and the first Cordelia one – and while I don't remember disliking them, I remember being disappointed by my failure to love them. I don't think I consciously gave up on the series, just never felt inspired to read on.
Much more recently, though, I read and loved many other books by the same author (Lois McMaster Bujold), so I thought I'd try the Vorkosigan books again. It still took me several books before I went from a mild "this is okay, I suppose, and I'm determined not to give up so quickly this time" to a realisation that I was hooked. But I did end up loving them, and have spent the last two months reading my way through the whole series.
( Series overview for people who haven't read them )
( My reactions to invididual titles, with spoilers )
