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Dragonflight
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Veronica Belmont
Feb 10, 2008 rated it really liked it
I took this review from a 5-star to a 4-star in my rereading. It's Dragonflight still an excellent book? Yes. But perhaps I read now with more of a critical eye than I did almost 20 years ago.

The Chronicles of Pern contain some of the most believable and relatable dragons in fantasy, and they're truly the mold from which other dragons in the genre are cut. However, I find my issues now revolve around the human characters in the story.

Lessa and F'lar, specifically, seem pulled from a YA novel of
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Joshua
Hmm, I think I missed out by not reading these all those years ago, when my high school teacher/librarian told me I'd like them. ...more
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Mar 27, 2013 marked it as couldn-t-finish  ·  review of another edition
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