A Book Log
I *could* write a long comment about how I totally hated On Basilisk Station and how it left me with no desire to read any more books in the series, but it would just be a restatement of your paragraphs #2-6, so I won't bother.
to be fair to Weber, too, his militaristic attitude would’ve been a lot more palatable in the post-Cold War era in which the books were written than in today’s climate
No, it really wasn't.
Although I suppose I could have dealt with the Oh So Rightness of the political stuff if the main character wasn't also the Prettiest Prettiest Princess in the Whole Royal Navy who is Also the Bestest Starship Commander, like, Evah, and who has a Nifty-Cool Animal Sidekick to boot.
Or, maybe not.
Pam -- Fri Mar 9 09:23:37 2007
And these were the good books, before Honor really gets up your nose with her awesomenisity and general saintliness.
For your own sake, do not read further in the series: no good can come of it.
Martin Wisse (http://www.cloggie.org/books/) -- Mon Mar 26 16:08:34 2007
In general, I would echo Martin's comment. I chewed through the first 4-5 of these back in the mid-late 90's (before George's Excellent Imperial Adventure was even a gleam in Dead-Eye Dick's eye), and they were substance-free popcorn fun, but Honor's total awesomeness does start to grate something fierce, and as I recall, the twee factor on her tree cat buddy Nimitz starts getting dialed up beyond the bearable range, so.
Trent (trent.goulding@gmail.com) -- Fri Mar 30 11:53:27 2007
So I've already read the first five, and not been bothered by the awesomeness. I think I'm constitutionally incapable of being bothered by awesomeness. I mean, I didn't stop reading R.A. Salvatore's Drizzt Do'Urden books because I got sick of how superheroic he was, you know?
As for the tweecat, well, when you start with an empathic bonding cat, I'm pretty much doing my best to ignore it from minute one. It is a horrible and regrettable element of the series that's completely unnecessary and adds only stupidity. At least the annoying politics drive the plot, you know?
But I'm capable of getting past that to enjoy the books, weirdly. I really am at a loss as to why I love these books that, rationally speaking, I hate.
Mike Kozlowski (web@klio.org) (http://www.klio.org/weblog/) -- Fri Mar 30 23:37:05 2007