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alaina_v_navarro's review against another edition
4.0
Maybe it’s become I’m a bit simple minded but I love this story. To me it is engaging, the characters are lovable, the story is unique and I think especially when in a lot of modern fantasy books they are just copy and paste versions of each other and I think this story is refreshingly unique
rhganci's review against another edition
4.0
Jumping ahead 7 Turns, I felt like this book settled me into the continued plot very comfortably. She became a bit longer-winded in this volume, spending a bit more time with character’s thoughts and reflections of events, but only once or twice did I feel distracted from the story and the danger of the Threadfall. F’nor takes a centerpiece in this novel, and it felt natural, being totally separate from the first book, which centered on F’lar and Lessa (both of whom appear in this book), who have settled in nicely to their role as dragonrider celebrities, so to speak. The conflict with the Oldtimers was a natural permutation of what would happen when people 400 years different attempt to do the same thing, and I was surprised at some of the sweet knife fights in these books. I was thinking I should really feel the absence of swordplay more in these books, but the way the world is set up really seems to not need swords and sorcery—more than a fantasy, these are works of hard science fiction, dealing with the colonization of planets and celestial occurrences. There are also some interesting themes dealing with human history and the propensity to forget useful, helpful, and even necessary things, with a hint of critique on what seemed like revisionist history—the value of the grubs being totally forgotten and overlooked. It was pretty good, though I missed the “training” scenes from the previous book. I want to ride a dragon—maybe a white one? I’m glad that the third book deals with that aspect of the story—a white dragon sounds awesome.
dankolar's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
eli_deatherage's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
readerpants's review against another edition
2.0
Oh, Pern. Oh, middle-school reader me.
Reread to settle a debate between my partner and I about whether Pern is super porny or just subtexty, before passing off to a fifth grade reader who is less discriminating about quality than the grown-ups. The answer is that it is somewhere in between on the porniness but much worse than we remembered on consent and general misogyny.
So: obvs, if you're a grown-up, don't bother (re)reading. In terms of recommendations to the young readers in your life, the sex is less heaving bosoms and throbbing manhood but sadly more "you're resisting now but really you want to surrender to my manliness." Misogyny all the way through, esp F'lar, who is the worst. On the other hand, Lessa's definitely a badass and an unapologetic prickler, manipulator, and strategic leader. Which, yay. It *was* published nearly 50 years ago and isn't any worse than other SF or romance of the time, and it's a little less squicky than Stranger in a Strange Land, I guess?
Reread to settle a debate between my partner and I about whether Pern is super porny or just subtexty, before passing off to a fifth grade reader who is less discriminating about quality than the grown-ups. The answer is that it is somewhere in between on the porniness but much worse than we remembered on consent and general misogyny.
So: obvs, if you're a grown-up, don't bother (re)reading. In terms of recommendations to the young readers in your life, the sex is less heaving bosoms and throbbing manhood but sadly more "you're resisting now but really you want to surrender to my manliness." Misogyny all the way through, esp F'lar, who is the worst. On the other hand, Lessa's definitely a badass and an unapologetic prickler, manipulator, and strategic leader. Which, yay. It *was* published nearly 50 years ago and isn't any worse than other SF or romance of the time, and it's a little less squicky than Stranger in a Strange Land, I guess?
garunar's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
beckykirk's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this one better than the first. It makes me excited for the rest of the series!
kindlereads's review against another edition
4.0
I remembered several snippets of this story just not that they were all in the same book. I do have a vivid memory of my mom reading me the part where the dragon fell from the sky and how all the other dragons rose to save him.
paradoxically's review against another edition
2.0
I feel like reading this book was a lot like wading through muck, and that there are times when it's easier and times when you're so bogged down it makes going really tough. I grew rather bored with various characters and very few of them really interested me. It doesn't help that I dislike ever shifting POV changes. It definitely didn't help when
I found myself more interested in Jaxom, though that might be my nostalgia talking since I've always loved Ruth best. Admittedly, i skimmed very quickly over the parts that didn't interest me as much. It wasn't all terrible (though, uh, part of that is probably my nostalgia as well) because fire lizards! Dragons! Such a huge sucker for these still that it's almost ridiculous.
The way the book resolves felt anticlimactic. In fact, how the villains are just quietly nudged into the background (or are indisposed and thus not of consequence anymore) was a bit of a let down--somehow the reader expects a little bit more and this book doesn't really deliver. Overall, 2 stars.
Spoiler
F'nor first had sex with Brekke and she was struggling throughout the beginning and apparently it was for her to get over her fears, but seriously now? How is that all right? Because she was in love with F'nor? That is a crappy 'excuse'.I found myself more interested in Jaxom, though that might be my nostalgia talking since I've always loved Ruth best. Admittedly, i skimmed very quickly over the parts that didn't interest me as much. It wasn't all terrible (though, uh, part of that is probably my nostalgia as well) because fire lizards! Dragons! Such a huge sucker for these still that it's almost ridiculous.
The way the book resolves felt anticlimactic. In fact, how the villains are just quietly nudged into the background (or are indisposed and thus not of consequence anymore) was a bit of a let down--somehow the reader expects a little bit more and this book doesn't really deliver. Overall, 2 stars.