I'm of the opinion that Bujold improves quite a bit, the further one gets into her career. Shards of Honor is one of her first books, and it shows. When one reads it back to back with Barrayar which was written years later, the difference in the writing shows.
I still remember my first Bujold book. It was this one. I read it and couldn't wait to recommend it to a good friend. She was, at the same time, trying to recommend to me this wonderful book, called The Warrior's Apprentice, that she'd just finished reading. We had a good laugh when we realized they were by the same author.
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Date: 2008-08-27 12:14 pm (UTC)I still remember my first Bujold book. It was this one. I read it and couldn't wait to recommend it to a good friend. She was, at the same time, trying to recommend to me this wonderful book, called The Warrior's Apprentice, that she'd just finished reading. We had a good laugh when we realized they were by the same author.