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Title: A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold ISBN: 0671578855 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.7
Rating: 1
Summary: A Harlequin Romance in the Worst Sense
Comment: I couldn't take it. Day after day, I forced myself to read a little bit more of this book. Day after day, it made me more and more ill. It's hard to believe that such a good writer as Bujold could take her Vorkosigan saga and turn it into this. For all intents and purposes, there's no plot whatsoever outside of Miles trying to woo his lady love. Oh, sure, there's Mark having troubles with his girlfriend and with a startup business. There's some stuff about Gregor and his wedding. And, in the closest thing to approach anything beyond self-absorbed mush, there's some stuff involving the succession to a couple of Countships. But, as of page 295 (out of 534), there's nothing else. Ugh. I'm sorry. But, where's someone saving the world? Or, how about saving a fleet? Destroying an evil scourge? Saving Miles' life? Mark's? Anyone's? Nope. Nothing. It's all trivial stuff that's important only to the characters involved. I'd also like to point out that almost every person in the book, though most are over 30, acts like a love-sick, idiotic teenager. In fact, to show you how out of character everyone is, the most mature person in the book is Ivan, Miles' cousin. It looks like this is the last of the Vorkosigan series I'll ever read. I've read all the other books in the Vorkosigan series (and loved them all). I've also read Bujold's books outside the series and they're pretty good. So, I guess that's where I'll look from now on.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hysterically funny...
Comment: This book is just awesome. It has everything you could ask for in a book: lovable and complex characters, humor, and a great plot. Miles in romeo/domestic mode is just plain hilarious. Using his Admiral Naismith-methods of wooing Ekaterin, a widow who has sworn off marriage, he causes scene after scene of humor, disasters, and clumsiness. Combine that with Mark's get-rich-quick scheme involving bugs that make butter, strong female characters, and a fight in corriders of a high Vor house involving "bug butter" splashing... and you have the recipe for a great book. I mean, Miles' parents meet the girl with an introduction from Miles of "Let me introduce you to.... she's getting away!"
There isn't so much scifi to this book as there is romantic comedy. But, it isn't just for girls. It has political intrigue and a good strong plot as well. It's a chance for the readers to see Miles struggling to be something besides a soldier, and Bujold does a beautiful job.
Unfortunately, the Vorkosigan saga (and this book in particular) has set a new standard for me with the scifi genre. Now I want everything, especially a unique society such as the Vor one. So I find myself unhappy with most of my books, feeling they just aren't putting enough effort in.
Rating: 5
Summary: Characters are great
Comment: I have to agree with one of the other reviewers, the dinner scene in this book is the highlight. That being said, the rest of the book is still absolutely great in the expected Bujold style. Miles is definitely settling into life without the Dendarii and finally becoming real Vorkosigan while actually seeming to enjoy it. If you are looking for shoot-em-up, this is not the book for you. If you are looking for character interaction, twists, turns, and triumph in the manner in which you've become accustomed to from Bujold, get it. True fans won't regret it.
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Title: Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold ISBN: 0743436121 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Miles Errant by Lois McMaster Bujold ISBN: 0743435583 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold ISBN: 0671578286 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Young Miles by Lois McMaster Bujold ISBN: 0671877828 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Borders of Infinity by Lois McMaster Bujold ISBN: 0671720937 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 22 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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