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carlaj1082's review against another edition
2.0
I was so excited to finally get to read this series. After reading half the way through, I realized that I just didn't care at all-the characters were not particularly likeable and the story was just not my cup of tea.
veraann's review against another edition
3.0
Come to find out this was 3 novellas put into 1 book to kick off the series. It explained a lot of why it felt off in places. I just couldn't pin down a point of view and felt it was a bumpy ride of a book.
baillie's review against another edition
1.0
DNF about halfway through; I'm sure this series is wonderful if you read it as a child and have nostalgia for it
dda9's review against another edition
3.0
"Dragonflight" is a very interesting book based on a really fun idea. Unfortunately, it never really gripped me. I think the major reason for this is that there is no real bad guy. The good guys are struggling against forces of nature. Although this is interesting, it lacks the intensity of the moral conflict inherent in many other fantasy novels.
loslibrosdecarangi's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
unsuccessfulbookclub's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-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
4.5
_badwolf's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
majikal's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kathydavie's review
5.0
Words cannot begin to explain how much I adore Anne McCaffrey's Pern series It's been so very long since I've read it, and it's begun to prey on my mind! McCaffrey is incredible in how well she makes me see the world she has created. As for that, her worldbuilding is also incredible. The clothing, the architecture, the mores, the culture, the songs, the educational system, the planet itself and its various ecosystems! Then she adds the dragons with their particular culture and their world's expectations. The series-wide conflict that underlies the whole.
Naturally, each individual story in the series must have its own conflicts, and McCaffrey doesn't disappoint. In Dragonflight, we're introduced to a class of people who have fallen so far in their world's estimation: the dragonriders. Thread, an organic-eating organism, hasn't fallen in 400 years and most of Pern's population doesn't believe it will ever fall again, and they are fed up with tithing food and products to a group they see as parasites.
It's a struggle for young F'lar to keep up his own and his wing's spirits, to keep training them for what he believes is inevitable, to hold his temper with what he sees as misguided, nay, stupid management and the humbling of the weyr. It's in his story that we learn so much about Pern's past and what F'lar believes will be its future. It also introduces us to the young Lessa, Pern's future savior.
If you enjoy fantasy, you will adore Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern.
Naturally, each individual story in the series must have its own conflicts, and McCaffrey doesn't disappoint. In Dragonflight, we're introduced to a class of people who have fallen so far in their world's estimation: the dragonriders. Thread, an organic-eating organism, hasn't fallen in 400 years and most of Pern's population doesn't believe it will ever fall again, and they are fed up with tithing food and products to a group they see as parasites.
It's a struggle for young F'lar to keep up his own and his wing's spirits, to keep training them for what he believes is inevitable, to hold his temper with what he sees as misguided, nay, stupid management and the humbling of the weyr. It's in his story that we learn so much about Pern's past and what F'lar believes will be its future. It also introduces us to the young Lessa, Pern's future savior.
If you enjoy fantasy, you will adore Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern.