... can I blame xparrot for this?

xparrot is reading Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series for the first time, so I was prompted to dust off some of my favorite books in the series for a re-read, and swallowed a whole one yesterday. As well as enjoying it greatly, I also was intrigued to see how my perceptions of the books had changed over the years.

(xparrot, don't read this 'til you're farther along! LOADS OF SPOILERS! I'll link you back to it later if you want.)

( Spoilers for all of the books except Cryoburn, because I haven't read it yet )

In summary, I guess, a much shorter version of the above: after all those times that I've tried to read a book I used to love, only to find out that I've outgrown it, it's quite delightful to go the other way entirely, and find that I can appreciate a book (and some of the characters in it) in a whole new and more satisfying way than I used to.