Reading

[rowyn]

Lut and I were discussing my last post, and I attempted to explain why I didn't think the Vorkosigan books that I'd read fit with what the kind of novels I was looking for.

He considered the matter for a few moments. "But you read An Exchange of Hostages."

I laughed. "All right, yes, and I suppose anything would look light-hearted after that."

"That's not what I meant. I mean, I didn't recommend that book to you, but you read it anyway. All right, you could've picked it off my shelf on the basis that 'Lut thought this was worth keeping', and that'd explain why you started it. But that doesn't explain why you not only finished it, but read the sequel, too."

"Well, it's not that I think the only books worth reading are light-hearted Victorian-esque romps. It's just that happens to be what I'm in the mood for now."

So to reassure you all: I do read and enjoy other sorts of fiction, too. Even An Exchange of Hostages, although I wouldn't necessarily recommend that particular book to others. >:)

Comments

[sandratayler.livejournal.com]

An Exchange of Hostages isn't written by Bujold. It's by Susan R. Matthews. And yes that one is very dark with all the torture and such. I couldn't finish it. Bujold's works are nothing like that other than also taking place in space ships.

[howardtayler.livejournal.com]

Just out of curiosity, which Vorkosigan books have you read? Which other Bujold books have you read?

(I confess, I didn't read the comments in your previous entry, and you may have answered the question there.)

I think that "A Civil Campaign," which is the last of the Vorkosigan titles, almost certainly would meet your standards for "Victorian-esque romps." A number of others probably would as well.

--Howard