I love pretty much all the Vorkosigan stuff, but my favorite is actually A Civil Campaign. Bujold's stuff tends to have a more lighthearted feel, even when dealing with serious situations, but CC is where I think she intentionally dips into comedy that at times approaches farce. And it is glorious.
Without getting too spoilery (in case you haven't read it): marriage proposals! (some of which go better than others); genetically-modified hideous bugs that now have the Vorkosigan family crest on their backs!; Miles being a total idiot when it comes to romance (though in completely-relate-able ways!); reproductive hijinks involving cloning tanks!; a literal butter battle between an on-the-run scientist, two parole officers, two lab workers, and a Vorkosigan armsman (who happens to be wearing his stunner holster and not much else at the time)!
It is sublimely ridiculous at times, but still manages to have the requisite chunks of wise-advice-from-parents, serious realizations about one's self, speeches about honor and being a good person, etc. And it's nice and heartwarming at times, too.
Pretty much the only thing I don't like is the cover of the book itself, which is gaudy beyond belief. But that sort of fits in with the silliness, anyway.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
regna
(no subject)
Date: 2015-07-27 02:36 pm (UTC)Without getting too spoilery (in case you haven't read it): marriage proposals! (some of which go better than others); genetically-modified hideous bugs that now have the Vorkosigan family crest on their backs!; Miles being a total idiot when it comes to romance (though in completely-relate-able ways!); reproductive hijinks involving cloning tanks!; a literal butter battle between an on-the-run scientist, two parole officers, two lab workers, and a Vorkosigan armsman (who happens to be wearing his stunner holster and not much else at the time)!
It is sublimely ridiculous at times, but still manages to have the requisite chunks of wise-advice-from-parents, serious realizations about one's self, speeches about honor and being a good person, etc. And it's nice and heartwarming at times, too.
Pretty much the only thing I don't like is the cover of the book itself, which is gaudy beyond belief. But that sort of fits in with the silliness, anyway.