Passage by Lois McMaster Bujold So far I think this is the least solid novel in this series. While Bujold does a great job of integrating back story and world-building into the story, this is a bad novel to start with in the series because if you haven’t become invested in the characters by following …
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Sep 07
Book Review: The Sharing Knife, Legacy (2)
Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold This is a second in a series, but it differs greatly from the first novel in its setting. The first novel dealt with Dag and Fawn in farmer territory, trying to make peace with her family and reconcile them to their relationship. This novel deals with his family, and his …
Jul 24
Book Review: The Sharing Knife, Beguilement
Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold This book was sold to me by a fellow customer at a bookstand, and it came so highly recommended that he insisted that I buy all four of the series, as I would not be disappointed. I have to say, I was expecting a fantasy novel with an unusual twist, …
Jul 03
Book Review: Trash Sex Magic
Trash, Sex, Magic by Jennifer Stevenson I bought this book primarily because of the publisher; they’ve done some other novels by Sean Stewart that I liked very much. I was hoping (in vain, I thought) that this novel would have the same heart and detail as Stewart’s books. I knew it was crazy to think …
May 02
Book Review: What’s Eating You?: People and Parasites
What’s Eating You?: People and Parasites by Eugene H. Kaplan For some reason, I thought this book would be funnier. Why would a book about parasites be funny? Maybe because I associate parasites with travel horror stories, and travel horror stories are almost always hilarious. It does manage to be funny at parts, but mostly …