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Dragonsong
by Anne McCaffrey
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.