I really should pick up the Temeraire series again. I read the first two books, enjoyed them, and then kind of wandered off. My attention span is so terrible these days. (Not in the sense that I can't sit down and focus on a given book, just that I never finish series anymore.)
... so am I correct in my impression that Dragonhaven is basically McKinley going "okay, I'm going to do the Anne McCaffrey thing but make it not suck"? Because, I mean. That's sort of what it sounds like.
My ten-year-old sister is really into the Percy Jackson books; I read the first one a while ago and found it enjoyable, but didn't really care enough to seek out the rest. According to my mother (who may not be the best book reviewer, but she's the only person I know who's read the books and isn't ten), the next few are better, but then the last one or two get a bit Harry Potter rip-off... ish.
I was a bit :/ about Hero, as well -- I wanted to like it, because gay superheroes!, but it was somewhat heavy-handed and predictable, and overall I sort of got the feeling that I would have enjoyed it more if I were still an angsty gay teenager younger. It did have some good moments, though, IIRC -- I'm not saying OH GOD DON'T READ IT IT'S TERRIBLE or anything, just... I don't know. MY THOUGHTS ON BOOKS, LET ME SHOW YOU THEM.
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... so am I correct in my impression that Dragonhaven is basically McKinley going "okay, I'm going to do the Anne McCaffrey thing but make it not suck"? Because, I mean. That's sort of what it sounds like.
My ten-year-old sister is really into the Percy Jackson books; I read the first one a while ago and found it enjoyable, but didn't really care enough to seek out the rest. According to my mother (who may not be the best book reviewer, but she's the only person I know who's read the books and isn't ten), the next few are better, but then the last one or two get a bit Harry Potter rip-off... ish.
I was a bit :/ about Hero, as well -- I wanted to like it, because gay superheroes!, but it was somewhat heavy-handed and predictable, and overall I sort of got the feeling that I would have enjoyed it more if I were
still an angsty gay teenageryounger. It did have some good moments, though, IIRC -- I'm not saying OH GOD DON'T READ IT IT'S TERRIBLE or anything, just... I don't know. MY THOUGHTS ON BOOKS, LET ME SHOW YOU THEM.