tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post3497246612892136471..comments2024-01-02T00:48:13.255+00:00Comments on Rosario's Reading Journal: Komarr, by Lois McMaster BujoldRosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-63316302324609015752015-05-09T12:05:33.278+01:002015-05-09T12:05:33.278+01:00Sorry for answering so late, have been on holiday!...Sorry for answering so late, have been on holiday! <br /><br />Victoria: Yes, although I have now read A Civil Campaign, and I like it there just as much!<br /><br />CD: That's very true, actually. I think we might get even more of Ekaterin's POV than Miles'. The issue of how Ekaterin´s strength is characterised is so interesting. In the previous books, I kind of got the feeling that Bujold was setting up a contrast between galactic women, liberated and strong in exactly the same way as the men, and Vor ladies, happy to stay at home and support their lords and masters (which is why I always assumed Miles would have his HEA with a galactic woman). But here she shows us that even someone who is a Vor lady and, in essence, continues to be that till the end, can also be strong. It's really well done.Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-30919670021662418192015-04-29T19:06:31.714+01:002015-04-29T19:06:31.714+01:00I love KOMARR - it's definitely a quieter book...I love KOMARR - it's definitely a quieter book but I had no problem with that as I felt that it was less about Miles and more about Ekaterin. I really loved the way that Bujold showed how a woman (or even just a person) can be strong without needing to wave guns around. <br /><br />Like you, I appreciated the fact that while Ekaterin's marriage was an everyday sort of hell, it was portrayed as no less damaging for that. And it was really great to see Miles from a woman's point of view, even if all the engineering stuff went over my head...<br />CDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-77145150589863048842015-04-28T19:43:28.670+01:002015-04-28T19:43:28.670+01:00I really like the Ekaterin POV in this one, in par...I really like the Ekaterin POV in this one, in particular.Victoria Janssenhttp://victoriajanssen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-76536208687917753872015-04-28T06:32:42.036+01:002015-04-28T06:32:42.036+01:00Jorrie: Interesting! Yes, I guess it would be a go...Jorrie: Interesting! Yes, I guess it would be a good place to start, just as the first Harriet Vane novel would be a good point to start with Sayers. You don't get all the history of the main character, but at least you get the whole romance arc!<br /><br />Fernande: I'm glad you're enjoying the reviews! And -don't want to give any spoilers, but I've finished A Civil Campaign, and there's really no need to worry :-D<br /><br />Those two books are my favourite kind of literary fiction. I hope I discover more this year!Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-17623982765675030952015-04-27T17:09:28.442+01:002015-04-27T17:09:28.442+01:00Hi Rosario, I've been following your reviews o...Hi Rosario, I've been following your reviews of this series with great interest, since they're such a favourite of mine and it's great to see you enjoying them. And you quite often provide me with new insights and perspectives on Miles and his milieu. I have to confess I'm a little anxious about what you're going to think of A Civil Campaign, since I love it so much and worry that you might not, but I'll eagerly wait and see. <br /><br />BTW, I loved We Were All Completely Beside Ourselves, so thanks for that review, and also for the Station Eleven review which I liked very much also. Fernandenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-68005698788572133372015-04-27T15:00:46.558+01:002015-04-27T15:00:46.558+01:00Komarr was my first Bujold book, and it was an exc...Komarr was my first Bujold book, and it was an excellent entry into the series actually (if, you know, you don’t start at the beginning). I think it was recent release (at the time), and I didn’t understand just how series oriented the books were. I can see it would have been a shift from previous books in the series, though.Jorrie Spencerhttp://www.jorriespencer.comnoreply@blogger.com