It hasn't really struck me until fairly recently - I think it's always been true, but I hadn't realized it before - just how crucial a dose of humor is for me to really fall for something, for me to really start feeling the characters. I think it's why things like BSG never quite work for me; it's not just that they're so dark, but because they're so dark all the time...
Brothers in Arms reminds me more of The Warrior's Apprentice than any of the other books, in that it's an escalating series of things getting worse, and worse, and worse...and Miles diligently getting himself more and more over his head. Which is ridiculously fun to observe - especially because often he's the only one who fully realizes how deep he's in, while managing to fool everyone that he's still on top of things. (Ahahahah him coming up with the clone excuse! ...which now is proving to be unexpectedly true. OH MILES.)
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Brothers in Arms reminds me more of The Warrior's Apprentice than any of the other books, in that it's an escalating series of things getting worse, and worse, and worse...and Miles diligently getting himself more and more over his head. Which is ridiculously fun to observe - especially because often he's the only one who fully realizes how deep he's in, while managing to fool everyone that he's still on top of things. (Ahahahah him coming up with the clone excuse! ...which now is proving to be unexpectedly true. OH MILES.)