tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post2243101007698294819..comments2024-01-02T00:48:13.255+00:00Comments on Rosario's Reading Journal: The Flowers of Vashnoi, by Lois McMaster BujoldRosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-27612124829486246032018-09-08T05:54:28.244+01:002018-09-08T05:54:28.244+01:00Bona: Ah, but Enrique has improved the butterbugs ...Bona: Ah, but Enrique has improved the butterbugs immensely. They're now so cute! ;-)Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-49238449545689963532018-08-31T11:20:41.900+01:002018-08-31T11:20:41.900+01:00Thank you for this review! I didn't know about...Thank you for this review! I didn't know about this novella, either. I'd like to read it but my feelings are mixed. On the one hand, I really hated everything about those repulsive butterbugs but, on the other hand, I really loved <i>Mountains of mourning</i>, so, I guess I'll read it in the future, but not inmediately.Bona Caballerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08999745390738959715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-59809708519202423402018-08-19T07:51:50.159+01:002018-08-19T07:51:50.159+01:00Fernande: It was like a quick visit with good frie...Fernande: It was like a quick visit with good friends, and that's always nice. I must say, though, I'm ready for another full-length LMB. I don't mind what series (existing or a new one), but I would love something I can really sink my teeth into!Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-89585096406919424202018-08-15T12:37:10.168+01:002018-08-15T12:37:10.168+01:00I enjoyed this novella as well. Ekaterin and Mile...I enjoyed this novella as well. Ekaterin and Miles are wonderful characters and even though Ekaterin is the central character in this one, I really like catching these glimpses of the more mature, less manic Miles, happy in his marriage and family.<br />Sadly, I haven't really been engaged by the Penric series, but I'll look forward to seeing your review, Rosario, to see what I'm perhaps missing as I read them. Fernandenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-76218958437382240372018-08-12T06:19:10.213+01:002018-08-12T06:19:10.213+01:00I've been trying to save the Penric novellas (...I've been trying to save the Penric novellas (have read only the first 2 so far -will probably post a review of the first one in the next few days), but I couldn't wait with this one! Much as I love all her other series, it's not quite as much as the Vorkosigans! <br /><br />And yes, she really has a knack for writing good novellas. Too many authors try to do too much in them. She gets them exactly right.Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-19655659762207867402018-08-11T18:59:47.942+01:002018-08-11T18:59:47.942+01:00I've been enjoying the Penric novellas, but it...<br />I've been enjoying the Penric novellas, but it was fun to get a Vorkosigan one for a change. I think Bujold's good at novellas: I never feel shortchanged by her.<br />Marianne McAnoreply@blogger.com