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Book review: The Sharing Knife: Legacy
Sep. 9th, 2007 10:01 pmToday's book review is The Sharing Knife: Legacy by Lois McMaster Bujold.
This is the sequel, or to put it more strongly, the second half of The Sharing Knife: Beguilement, which I reviewed a while back.
At the beginning of this volume, I was slightly confused about where I was in the story, because I'd heard Lois read some of the early chapters at Capricon and those events had gotten mixed into my memory of where I was in the story. Once I figured out where I was, the story flowed well, and the world was still delightful, but the specific situation of the plot, though all too believable, was not pleasant. The place the main characters have reached at the end of the volume is an ending of sorts, and may be all that Lois has to say, but frankly I hope it's not, because I can't leave the world happy if I don't get to see further events beat some sense into the people who are being such complete (though completely human) asses. More I can't say without being spoilery.
If you enjoyed Beguilement half as much as I did, you have to read this; despite the anger and disappointment I feel about where it ends up, it's still gripping. It's just not pleasant, and that takes some of the shiny off for me. Maybe I'm just shallow. 8 out of 10.
( plot summary )
( spoilery comments )
This is the sequel, or to put it more strongly, the second half of The Sharing Knife: Beguilement, which I reviewed a while back.
At the beginning of this volume, I was slightly confused about where I was in the story, because I'd heard Lois read some of the early chapters at Capricon and those events had gotten mixed into my memory of where I was in the story. Once I figured out where I was, the story flowed well, and the world was still delightful, but the specific situation of the plot, though all too believable, was not pleasant. The place the main characters have reached at the end of the volume is an ending of sorts, and may be all that Lois has to say, but frankly I hope it's not, because I can't leave the world happy if I don't get to see further events beat some sense into the people who are being such complete (though completely human) asses. More I can't say without being spoilery.
If you enjoyed Beguilement half as much as I did, you have to read this; despite the anger and disappointment I feel about where it ends up, it's still gripping. It's just not pleasant, and that takes some of the shiny off for me. Maybe I'm just shallow. 8 out of 10.
( plot summary )
( spoilery comments )