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captlychee's review against another edition
4.0
A pretty comprehensive look at [a:Lois McMaster Bujold|16094|Lois McMaster Bujold|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1623465132p2/16094.jpg]'s work, focussing on the Vorkosigan books.
It concentrates on Bujold's influences and influence, and, probably because of James' extensive use of citations from the literature, mainly focusses on Bujold's connections with space opera and the influence of feminism on her works. I would've liked some more analysis of her writing, rather than what she writes about but this is a good book for what it is, and frequently and accurately quotes from Bujold herself and the texts.
This was my first dip into critical analysis of Bujold's works, so I found a lot of surprising things init that might not be new to real fans of all her writing.
It concentrates on Bujold's influences and influence, and, probably because of James' extensive use of citations from the literature, mainly focusses on Bujold's connections with space opera and the influence of feminism on her works. I would've liked some more analysis of her writing, rather than what she writes about but this is a good book for what it is, and frequently and accurately quotes from Bujold herself and the texts.
This was my first dip into critical analysis of Bujold's works, so I found a lot of surprising things init that might not be new to real fans of all her writing.
eve_prime's review against another edition
informative
Interesting analysis of the major themes in Bujold's work, focusing mostly on the science fiction (her Vorkosigan books) because it was written as part of a series on science fiction.
nwhyte's review against another edition
4.0
http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2591385.html#cutid2
It's a jolly good and fairly short read, looking at Bujold's sf and fantasy work (arguing in passing that the Sharing Knife books are really sf rather than fantasy), and also looking at her treatment of culture, characterisation, disability / genetic modification, women / sexuality and war, leadership, and honor. It's a text in dialogue with a lot of other work, including The Vorkosigan Companion, A Reader's Companion to A Civil Campaign, Jo Walton and the author herself. It's always nice when an author you like writes a book you like about a subject you like.
It's a jolly good and fairly short read, looking at Bujold's sf and fantasy work (arguing in passing that the Sharing Knife books are really sf rather than fantasy), and also looking at her treatment of culture, characterisation, disability / genetic modification, women / sexuality and war, leadership, and honor. It's a text in dialogue with a lot of other work, including The Vorkosigan Companion, A Reader's Companion to A Civil Campaign, Jo Walton and the author herself. It's always nice when an author you like writes a book you like about a subject you like.
lizshayne's review
4.0
I have no idea how this book would go over for someone who is not a total fan girl, but I really enjoyed it!
Although there are some chapters that definitely need to be updated now that gentleman Jole is out.
Although there are some chapters that definitely need to be updated now that gentleman Jole is out.
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