Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern - Volume 1) by Anne McCaffrey Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Dragonflight (Dragonriders of Pern - Volume 1)
Book Review: Why hasn't this book been made into a movie???
Summary: 5 Stars
This is definitely one of Anne McCaffrey's best novels. The plot centers around Lessa, the last pureblooded Ruathan on Pern whose genealogy is very telepathic. She's a very strong willed character who is accustomed to scheming and manipulation to get things accomplished, so when she gets manipulated into becoming the Weyrwoman of Pern, we see she has a great partner in F'lar, a strong willed bronze dragonrider. The clash of wills and ensuing romance makes for great reading.This series of books is a must for anyone who's into fantasy heavily involving dragons. The series is also good for science fiction lovers although much of the science fiction is concentrated in later novels with scattered references to interesting seemingly out of place technology scattered through most of the novels.
As for my title, I really wonder why this book hasn't been made into a movie. The characters are quite strong and technology has advanced to where the dragons and fighting against thread can be done very well. My imagination for these characters is great, but I'd love to see what Hollywood could do for at least this first novel.
Book Review: Amazing!
Summary: 5 Stars
The lively descriptions and fantastic decor are all you need to dive into the world of such amazing creatures, as dragons are. Very realistic! I love it.Book Review: Entertaining...
Summary: 3 Stars
I've had this book for years, but it was always one of those books that I'd take down from the bookshelf once in a while, read the first 10 pages of, and then close it and put it back. Finally, I decided to force myself to read the whole thing. After all, with such good reviews, the book has to be good, right? Wrong.Okay, the book wasn't actually that bad. The story was interesting and original; maybe even good, and the book was entertaining. However, I really don't think that the book lives up to the great reviews everyone has given it. For one thing, the writing isn't what I'd call great. It's not bad, but it's not good either. Maybe I'm just being harsh, but I don't think the writing style in this book really does live up to some of the other professional authors in this genre out there. Then again, there are worse.
I just found that sometimes consecutive paragraphs would not flow together. I'd read one, and then I'd read the second one and I'd pause and be like "uhhh...okay...was there supposed to be a space between these paragraphs or something?"
Other times, I found that things would just happen, and it made no sense. It would just leave me wondering what the hell happened before shrugging it off and reading on.
Lastly, I didn't think there was really much character development. The whole story was about the threads with little side comments about what the charecters were doing. But, I didn't actually feel for the characters at all, and you didn't see them develop or grow in any ways. The characters were just...spontaneous. They'd suddenly be in a bad mood or a good mood and the reader would have no idea why. Sometimes we'd find out later, and sometimes we wouldn't. The reader didn't even know how the characters felt about each other most of the time either.
OH yes, and there were wayyyy too many characters. I'd find myself pausing all the time, trying to remember who certain people were, before frantically flipping to the index trying to find their name. Maybe it was just the fact that so many of the names started with F'___ or K'____ and that was confusing. I don't know...I just thought that should have been more limited. It did get annoying after a while.
This book did have its share of problems, but I don't think the book was terrible. If you have some hours to spare and you want something mildly entertaining to read for a while, then by all means, get this book. Just don't expect it to be the fantastic book that everyone else says it is.
Book Review: Pulls you into the Dragonriders of Pern series.
Summary: 5 Stars
The first book of this series I read was Dragonsinger. I thought that book was great, but this book was absolutely the best. I have since read it at least four times cover to cover. And I don't usually read books more than once. The characters are warm, funny, and exciting. The plot is an outright adventure. This is by far the best of Anne McCaffrey in the fantasy genre.Book Review: Excellent Read
Summary: 5 Stars
I've always wanted to read some classic fantasy novels - so I consulted some of my friends and mentors. A favorite teacher of mine recommended Dragon flight - and I need to thank her now! It's an excellent story with great indepth descriptions and lengthy words. It manages to have that believable, realistic touch to it while still containing dragons and such. Great, at any age.