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Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey

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liesbeth13's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

lydadragonslayer's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I read this story growing up and just re-read it. It's a fine story and a good time. But, a bit slow. Overall good story, could have used a bit more world building.

jess_justmaybeperfect's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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rowanbooker's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

odin45mp's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a fun YA-ish fantasy/scifi story. I have meant to check out this classic series for years now and I finally have. I think I will return to Pern at some point, as Menolly is a fun character to follow, and the worldbuilding intrigues me. It was evident to me that pages and pages of history and culture lie underneath every page of this story, and I want to know more.

cattytrona's review against another edition

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4.0

a very charming teen adventure. a horse girl story taken to the max, except also well-written, and the horses are dragons, and i wish all my friends had read this bc i want to talk fire lizards with someone. i loooove in fantasy series (and other books too, bone clocks comes to mind i suppose) where you change perspectives and suddenly see a character you know really well from a different pov and it’s like ‘yeah that scary awe-inspiring dragonrider is my pal from last month’s read :)’ it’s soooo fun. and also means i can retract my complaints about the declawing of lessa in the previous book, because she does read as scary and important here. i like the perspectives, like all the characters, think mccaffery’s prose is more consistently solid than it was at times before. i had a nice time, and im looking forward to hunting down a copy of dragonsinger so i can read it sooon. altho i read the whole thing (and wrote this) whilst travelling after very little sleep so i hope i remember what happened

vickybuka's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

The Mennoly story has held up, although I found the references to the other plots in other novels distracting.

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georgiatheperson's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

jenn_so_far's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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