[pyan]

'Anne McCaffrey is the Barbara Cartland of science fiction.' Kingsley Amis.
Re-reading some of the books a few years on, I think he has a point, but I can remember loving them years ago, and eagerly waiting for the next Pern novel to be issued.
Nowadays I cringe at some of the dialogue, and as it has been said, her continuity is atrocious.I also don't like her milking old stories by retelling them from another viewpoint - I thought Masterharper of Pern was dreadful.
Perhaps it's an age/experience thing - as you read more, you get more critical of bad style and writing, and become fussier about plotting, style and content.
Sorry to sound so negative; the truth is I was saddened not to enjoy re-reading books of which I had such fond memories.