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Originally Posted by pyanfaruk  '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. |
i agree on many of your points, especially about the masteryharper of pern, but i still love the simple niceness of her stories and that they usually have a happy ending. also characters that i really can hate or love. i am currently re-reading the pegasus cycle and enjoying it just as much, if not more, because of the silly mistakes and cheesyness.