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A review by mayphoenix7992
Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey
adventurous
fast-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
4.0
4⭐️
I wasn't expecting this book to be in another world, and then I wasn't expecting time travel but somehow! It works!
The plot was great and the worldbuilding superb! I loved the way the dragons were described and how the dragon lore worked so well with the bits of poetry, of tales we had st each beginning of chapter.
I've read a lot of reviews giving it a low number of stars because of the main characters and their romance and it *is* he weakest aspect of the book - but hey it was written in the 1960s! Considering at that time women couldn't even open bank accounts without their husbands' authorisation, the fact that T'lar acknowledged that the first dragon-mating was as good and rape and then tried to make up for it, is rather unexpected for a male character from the 1960s. Both T'lar and Tessa are feisty, cunning, manipulative, stubborn, but by the end of the book we can tell they genuinely care for each other.
All-in-all, I can definitely see the quality of that writing, even if some aspects would not go well in the 21st century. Anne McCaffrey deserved to be the first woman to receive a Hugo and Nebula awards.
I wasn't expecting this book to be in another world, and then I wasn't expecting time travel but somehow! It works!
The plot was great and the worldbuilding superb! I loved the way the dragons were described and how the dragon lore worked so well with the bits of poetry, of tales we had st each beginning of chapter.
I've read a lot of reviews giving it a low number of stars because of the main characters and their romance and it *is* he weakest aspect of the book - but hey it was written in the 1960s! Considering at that time women couldn't even open bank accounts without their husbands' authorisation, the fact that T'lar acknowledged that the first dragon-mating was as good and rape and then tried to make up for it, is rather unexpected for a male character from the 1960s. Both T'lar and Tessa are feisty, cunning, manipulative, stubborn, but by the end of the book we can tell they genuinely care for each other.
All-in-all, I can definitely see the quality of that writing, even if some aspects would not go well in the 21st century. Anne McCaffrey deserved to be the first woman to receive a Hugo and Nebula awards.