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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
Si hi ha una cosa que no m'ha agradat mentre llegia aquest llibre és que l'hauria d'haver llegit abans: tenia la sensació que hi havia moltes situacions que ja havia viscut, des d'un altre punt de vista, és clar, però que no recordava. I aquesta sensació no m'agradava massa.
Em va costar entrar una mica en la història, però des de que la Menolly s'"escapa", el llibre es va fer cada cop més interessant. Em vaig emocionar molt quan els fire lizards van sortir de l'ou. La primera trobada entre la Menolly i la Lessa és del millor que he llegit en molt temps. I el final em va emocionar.
Així que, aviat a per la continuació!
Em va costar entrar una mica en la història, però des de que la Menolly s'"escapa", el llibre es va fer cada cop més interessant. Em vaig emocionar molt quan els fire lizards van sortir de l'ou. La primera trobada entre la Menolly i la Lessa és del millor que he llegit en molt temps. I el final em va emocionar.
Així que, aviat a per la continuació!
I borrowed this book from my dad at Christmas, because after a year of almost exclusively reading ebooks, I was missing the smell and feel of paper in my hands.
My dad has a lot of old scifi/fantasy paperbacks he had kept from his teenage years in the 1970s and this book was among the William S. Burroughs and J.R.R. Tokiens. I had heard Anne McCaffrey's name before, but never read any of her books mostly because the covers, while beautiful, were very dated to my younger eyes.
This book is the story of Menolly, the musically-gifted youngest daughter of the Hold Keeper of Half Circle Sea Hold. Her life is dominated by the tedious work of the sea hold, brightened only by music. But when the old Harper dies, Menolly's family forbids her from pursuing it. After enduring many abuses from her mother and father for her continued love of music, she runs away from the Hold, and finds a family among the fire lizards.
I was worried when I started Dragonsong that it would be too dated to enjoy, but actually it was a great read. 4 stars.
My dad has a lot of old scifi/fantasy paperbacks he had kept from his teenage years in the 1970s and this book was among the William S. Burroughs and J.R.R. Tokiens. I had heard Anne McCaffrey's name before, but never read any of her books mostly because the covers, while beautiful, were very dated to my younger eyes.
This book is the story of Menolly, the musically-gifted youngest daughter of the Hold Keeper of Half Circle Sea Hold. Her life is dominated by the tedious work of the sea hold, brightened only by music. But when the old Harper dies, Menolly's family forbids her from pursuing it. After enduring many abuses from her mother and father for her continued love of music, she runs away from the Hold, and finds a family among the fire lizards.
I was worried when I started Dragonsong that it would be too dated to enjoy, but actually it was a great read. 4 stars.
I found this book in my school library when I was in 5th or 6th grade, and ever since then I have loved reading.
To this day I still love this trilogy.
To this day I still love this trilogy.
I remember picking this book up for the first time in grade 8. It was actually in a storage room that my partner for a project and I had commandeered for our "commercial" recording. If anyone tells you to never judge a book by its cover, well then do what I do and ignore them. The cover is the whole reason I picked this book up in the first place.
Dragons. Check
Teenage girl (who was older than I was at the time) being told her dreams were unachievable. Check
3 hours of free time. Bonus.
However for some reason I never really got into Anne McAffery's Pern series. Going to have to try that again at some point.
Dragons. Check
Teenage girl (who was older than I was at the time) being told her dreams were unachievable. Check
3 hours of free time. Bonus.
However for some reason I never really got into Anne McAffery's Pern series. Going to have to try that again at some point.
This was one of my favorite books as a kid, and I'm pleased to say I love it still. Menolly is such a passionate, talented girl, and it's painful at the beginning to see her gifts being denied because her family doesn't believe they are proper for her gender. Honestly, that always baffled me, because it's not like singing and songwriting is manual labor. Sure, Menolly is described as bigger than other girls, and gets confused for a boy on occasion when her hair is short and scraggly, but it's her musical gifts that are being denied. I think it has something to do with that fact that Harpers traditionally have a lot of status and power - they shape the histories that are spread across the land, and a rogue Harper could do a lot of damage. Such power is not traditionally allowed to women.
Leaving the Sea Hold, with it's rigid view of gender roles, opens Menolly up to a whole path in life. She sees that not only can she be her own person living on her own, but that there are people out there who will truly value and admire her talents and tenacity. Both with the dragonriders at Benden Weyr and with Masterharper Robinton and the other harpers, Menolly finds not just acceptance, but also support, friendship, and love.
I am just as obsessed with Fire Lizards as every single person in this book, haha. I love the descriptions of their behavior, and the way they and the dragons interact with humans is fascinating to me. They are so fiesty and playful and fierce and loving and I want one of my own, please and thank you.
It's been way too long since I last read this, and I can't wait to re-read the rest of the triology. <3 <3 <3
Leaving the Sea Hold, with it's rigid view of gender roles, opens Menolly up to a whole path in life. She sees that not only can she be her own person living on her own, but that there are people out there who will truly value and admire her talents and tenacity. Both with the dragonriders at Benden Weyr and with Masterharper Robinton and the other harpers, Menolly finds not just acceptance, but also support, friendship, and love.
I am just as obsessed with Fire Lizards as every single person in this book, haha. I love the descriptions of their behavior, and the way they and the dragons interact with humans is fascinating to me. They are so fiesty and playful and fierce and loving and I want one of my own, please and thank you.
It's been way too long since I last read this, and I can't wait to re-read the rest of the triology. <3 <3 <3
Book one in the Harper Hall trilogy (comes after the Dragonriders of Pern trilogy).
Menolly is the youngest child at isolated and fishing-focused Half-Circle Sea Hold. She is musically gifted and has spent years being secretly taught by the Harper. When he dies, however, her parents, believing that no girl can (or should) become a Harper, forbid her to make music and punish her cruelly when she does. After injuring her hand and being told that she will never be able to play an instrument, Menolly wanders further and further afield in an attempt to escape a life that no longer feels worth living.
Her wanderings bring her to a family of fire-lizards and impresses with nine of the hatchlings. Presumed dead by her family, Menolly shares her love of music with her fire-lizards and teaches them to sing.
Menolly is the youngest child at isolated and fishing-focused Half-Circle Sea Hold. She is musically gifted and has spent years being secretly taught by the Harper. When he dies, however, her parents, believing that no girl can (or should) become a Harper, forbid her to make music and punish her cruelly when she does. After injuring her hand and being told that she will never be able to play an instrument, Menolly wanders further and further afield in an attempt to escape a life that no longer feels worth living.
Her wanderings bring her to a family of fire-lizards and impresses with nine of the hatchlings. Presumed dead by her family, Menolly shares her love of music with her fire-lizards and teaches them to sing.
This is a book I read as a teen that I am re-reading as an adult -- and I still love it. I feel that alone deserves 4 stars. Plus, dragons.
adventurous
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tense
medium-paced
Dragonsong (Harper Hall of Pern #1) by Anne McCaffrey - If you need a trigger warning for child abuse, music saves this young lady from her family. Plus there are dragons! Happy Reading!