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anaiira's review against another edition
3.0
Better than the first book, same amount of awkward pacing and turns of phrase, but much fewer unpleasant characters.
A fundamental incoherence of communication, where obedience and compliance are expected from secondary characters by main characters or they are considered contrary or hateful. All the Pernese are insidious gossips and judgmental assholes, it seems like.
The content of the book is less interesting, more a continuation of the previous novel more than anything, and an oddly contrived antagonism between the Oldtimers and the Newtimers, that makes sense in a backpedalling hindsight kind of way. Actually, all the antagonism in these novels felt contrived and convoluted
A fundamental incoherence of communication, where obedience and compliance are expected from secondary characters by main characters or they are considered contrary or hateful. All the Pernese are insidious gossips and judgmental assholes, it seems like.
The content of the book is less interesting, more a continuation of the previous novel more than anything, and an oddly contrived antagonism between the Oldtimers and the Newtimers, that makes sense in a backpedalling hindsight kind of way. Actually, all the antagonism in these novels felt contrived and convoluted
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
5.0
Continuing a quick romp through Dragonriders of Pern. Its been a long while and I'm enjoying visiting this old friend (while waiting to be deluged by new books from the library).
caddarn's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
sharp_d's review
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-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? No
4.5
lemmyrose's review against another edition
4.0
A very good sequel, the plot fills out more in this one and the story becomes a little more fast paced.
oilbobble's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
luckyladybug3's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
tjwallace04's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Ugh, I still just don't quite know what to make of Pern.
Likes:
-I like the very imaginative world and strong world-building. The politics of Pern (divisions between the Weyrs, Crafthalls, and Lord Holders) are really interesting.
-I love the dragons and the way they communicate telepathically with their riders and other dragons. Oh, and the fire lizards! Adorbs.
-I like the mix of fantasy and sci-fi.
-I mostly like McCaffrey's riding. It is very crisp, solid, and doesn't pander.
Dislikes:
-It feels so dated, particularly the sexual politics. There's another scene that is basically a rape in this book that is treated so nonchalantly 🥴🤢. And even though the Weyrs are supposed to be these very sexually liberated places, it is telling how the two "heroine" female characters (Lessa and Brekke) are both purely devoted to one dragonrider, while the villain female character Kylara is promiscuous.
-The plot of Dragonquest in particular seemed very convoluted. There were so many storylines, and I felt bogged down by all the characters.
-Speaking of characters, none of them are super likable or easy to connect to. I know I am supposed to like F'lar, Lessa, F'nor, Brekke, and Robinton, but they're all pretty flat, and I just can't really care that much about them.
So. Here we are. I don't think I will be reading more in the Pern series. EXCEPT...maybe the Harper Hall trilogy? Because people have told me it has a more YA feel (so less gross dragonrider sex stuff I assume).
Likes:
-I like the very imaginative world and strong world-building. The politics of Pern (divisions between the Weyrs, Crafthalls, and Lord Holders) are really interesting.
-I love the dragons and the way they communicate telepathically with their riders and other dragons. Oh, and the fire lizards! Adorbs.
-I like the mix of fantasy and sci-fi.
-I mostly like McCaffrey's riding. It is very crisp, solid, and doesn't pander.
Dislikes:
-It feels so dated, particularly the sexual politics. There's another scene that is basically a rape in this book that is treated so nonchalantly 🥴🤢. And even though the Weyrs are supposed to be these very sexually liberated places, it is telling how the two "heroine" female characters (Lessa and Brekke) are both purely devoted to one dragonrider, while the villain female character Kylara is promiscuous.
-The plot of Dragonquest in particular seemed very convoluted. There were so many storylines, and I felt bogged down by all the characters.
-Speaking of characters, none of them are super likable or easy to connect to. I know I am supposed to like F'lar, Lessa, F'nor, Brekke, and Robinton, but they're all pretty flat, and I just can't really care that much about them.
So. Here we are. I don't think I will be reading more in the Pern series. EXCEPT...maybe the Harper Hall trilogy? Because people have told me it has a more YA feel (so less gross dragonrider sex stuff I assume).