Note on Hallowed Hunt

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This nearly wound up the Bujold I Didn't Actually Care About, Thanks Much. I genuinely did not like Hallana. So I was a much happier reader by the end of chapter six. Later I came to forgive her, um, extraordinary achievements *cough*Sueness*cough*, as they are much easier to take when her overly cheerful self isn't bustling about onstage and when other characters are treating her with reluctant respect - from as far away from her as they can get. Also, for some reason thinking "double PhD" (near the top) works better in my mind. Blame too many nasty overpowered fantasy Sues. And the mid-chapter seven introduction (she says vaugely) made me all sorts of happy. I like my characters ambiguous at best, and two pages into chapter nineteen I am loving the battles of wits. Who's-got-the-real-information stories make me a happy, happy reader.

Summation: it gets better after chapter four. If you're tempted to bail before then, hang in until chapter eight. Then reconsider bailing.

Comments

[kaylarudbek.livejournal.com]

Hmm, actually Hallana worked fairly well for me, but the antagonist didn't. I know that we were supposed to feel all sorry for him, but my historical knowledge and reflex kicked in for me, and I was cheering on the guy what done him in the first time...

[meril.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the review. I'm buying this but only because my mother is looking eagerly forward to reading it, especially after hearing sample chapters. Buying hardcovers makes so much more sense when one is sharing them. My mother is death on mass-market paperbacks.