tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post2921847618393522289..comments2024-01-02T00:48:13.255+00:00Comments on Rosario's Reading Journal: The Vor Game, by Lois McMaster BujoldRosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-13599459964884840552014-08-24T11:06:00.289+01:002014-08-24T11:06:00.289+01:00Thank you very much for your help. Definitely, I&#...Thank you very much for your help. Definitely, I'll give it a try.Bona Caballerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08999745390738959715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-77559247831660067892014-08-17T07:27:01.501+01:002014-08-17T07:27:01.501+01:00Bona: I completely agree with Marianne McA about e...Bona: I completely agree with Marianne McA about even the early books in the series working very well as stand-alones. If you definitely want something self-contained, maybe try the two about Miles's parents (Shards of Honor and Barrayar).<br /><br />Marianne: Thanks! I think Bujold gets away with things that other authors may not, just because the stories are so good.Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-26921887330253982182014-08-16T21:27:16.815+01:002014-08-16T21:27:16.815+01:00@Bona - I hope you're right and Bujold writes ...@Bona - I hope you're right and Bujold writes more but 'Cryoburn' read like an ending to me, with 'Captain Vorpatril's Alliance' a kind of cheerful coda to the series. <br /><br />(And they do all work as stand-alones, so you could just try one...)<br /><br />@Rosario, I'm enjoying your reviews of them all. I agree about the structure of this one - it reads a bit cut 'n' shut - but with both halves worth reading. Marianne McAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-36616832089365939832014-08-16T15:48:37.882+01:002014-08-16T15:48:37.882+01:00I've never read anything written by Bujold. I&...I've never read anything written by Bujold. I've seen great reviews of this Vorkosigan series. Now your review makes me thing I should start reading it. But what scares me away from reading these books is that I don't see any foreseeable end to the series.Bona Caballerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08999745390738959715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-66241763989464724932014-08-16T07:57:04.526+01:002014-08-16T07:57:04.526+01:00Heh, I listen to them as well, so I have to check ...Heh, I listen to them as well, so I have to check the names before doing the reviews. There's actually a Vorkosigan wiki, so that's quite useful! Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-61033856450863579232014-08-15T21:18:46.304+01:002014-08-15T21:18:46.304+01:00One of the many benefits of reading your reviews o...One of the many benefits of reading your reviews of the Vorkosigan series is seeing words and names--Impsec, Dendarii--that I hear imperfectly in the audiobooks. What a great entry THE VOR GAME is; if there are serious missteps in the series, I don't want to know. Thanks.Darlynnenoreply@blogger.com