Shards of Honor: Let's just leave those guns hanging over the mantelpiece unfired

[sunnyskywalker]

Reading a review of Lois McMaster Bujold's Shards of Honor (here) made me realize I don't think I've ever written up my own reactions to the book.

I first read Shards of Honor about 10 years ago, after reading The Curse of Chalion and The Paladin of Souls and hearing that the Vorkosigan Saga was also great. Out of what I'm sure is a natural

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[mary_j_59]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Everyone seems to love these books, but I was underwhelmed, and it was precisely because the love story did not ring true to me. Oh, I believe in the redemptive power of love. I do. But Cordelia and Aral start as enemies and betray each other during the book, and it's glossed over. I honestly don't remember much of this except for the horrible Barrayan mind destruction, the awful fight with the psychologist, and, on the plus side, the extremely moving final chapter--which, however, didn't seem to relate to anything else. I would much rather have read that woman's story, and only her story.

If you'd like to see my full review on Goodreads, I'd be happy to post the link. BTW, may I friend you?

[sunnyskywalker]

Yes, definitely! Sorry for the late reply!

It's such a frustrating series, because it almost works for me. If the execution had just been different....

I'd like to see your take, yes!