Reviews

The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold

bhasmam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lowercasenospaces's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

aneton's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

princess_diana's review against another edition

5.0

4.5/5

changeablelandscape's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I used to love this book so much, it was tied with Memory for my all-time favourite Bujold, but I am 20 years older than I was when I first read it, and it no longer speaks to me the way it used to.  It's still a perfectly readable fantasy novel, just not *for me* the way it used to be.

llona_llegaconlalluvia's review against another edition

4.0

piacevole! 3,5
SPOILER
un nobile minore viene tradito e fatto schiavo durante una campagna militare, dopo la fuga torna al castello dove aveva servito da paggio nell'infanzia per chiedere accoglienza e un umile occupazione.. diventa invece, nell'ordine: tutore della regina, santo e cancelliere del regno

interrowhimper's review against another edition

4.0

A good book. Interesting magic/theology combination. At times, some slow development of court intrigue. Good women characters, though they suffer from a lot of the usual gendered bullshit you find in fantasy novels that romanticize earlier centuries.

sebatinsky's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is a wonderful, tightly-paced fantasy novel. 

barf_mobile's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

rebeccazh's review against another edition

Another wonderful book by LMB. Really intricate world-building and story. Cazaril is a strangely comfortable(?) narrator to share the story with.

I'm doing Homer's Odysseus this semester - Cazaril reminded me of Odysseus, especially Haim Guri's eponymous poem that talks about Odysseus as a fallen, failed, obscure hero who is shunned and unrecognized.