Dragonflight- Part 2
Continuing to read...
Forgive me if I feel compelled to put this warning on each Pern post:
I encourage people to leave comments if they wish, but I beg and plead with you to be careful and censor your remarks. *NO SPOILERS*, please. Never assume I've read any further than the part I highlight in my title.
- I like the poetry in the Pern universe. Like the poetry in Tolkien it gives a sense of texture, beauty and history to the world. I can see why Pern appeals to filkers. Also liked the scene at the beginning of the section where Lessa is using the ballads to help her untangle the mysteries of her world.
- Again, I like the vividness of the dragons- their feeding grounds, their cleaning habits, the give and take between the dragons and their riders, their small rebellions, how they were used to intimidate the Lords of the Holds.
- I was very struck in this second section by how ritualized the Pern world is. So much is left to fate or the trust of destiny- the queen Impressing the Weyrwoman, the Weyrleader chosen by which bronze mates with the queen. Ironic in its way, since much of the theme in the book so far is a longing to return to tradition almost forgotten, so one can only imagine how much more Pern could be ritualized once the Thread finally falls and tradition returns in all its glory.
Though the ending of this part suggests that both the Weyrwoman and the Weyrleader aren't above breaking and bending the rules.
- Lots of references to the dangers of traveling "between" when one is inexperienced. Enough references to make me suspect there is some tragedy coming down the line when some rider becomes caught between.
- Again, loved the description of the mating between the queen and the chosen bronze and the passion between Lessa and F'lar mirroring that. Also really liked the passages describing Lessa's first flight with Ramoth- wild and soaring and lovely.
- I still like the guarded, but admiring, relationship between Lessa and F'lar, despite their night together. Both trying to shape the other, keep the other in line, two strong personalities causing lots of sparks.
- One can't help but notice, though, that the only truly emotional bonds in this story so far are between the dragons and their riders. Some of the human bonds are growing, though.
- I really like Mnementh and his bond with F'lar. I like the balance between dragon and rider and how when F'lar's emotions get the best of him often it's Mnemeth who's the voice of reason.
- Of course, for that reason ominous bells of doom are sounding in my head. Mnementh has gone to the top of my hit list as the dragon I think is least likely to survive until the end of this book (or, at least, the end of this trilogy).
- Trying to figure out the geography of Pern through the text has been driving me nuts. Today is the first day I realized that there is a map of Pern in the front of the book. Duh. Must study it some before going any further, so I can place better where all these Holds and Weyrs and stuff are.
Forgive me if I feel compelled to put this warning on each Pern post:
I encourage people to leave comments if they wish, but I beg and plead with you to be careful and censor your remarks. *NO SPOILERS*, please. Never assume I've read any further than the part I highlight in my title.
- I like the poetry in the Pern universe. Like the poetry in Tolkien it gives a sense of texture, beauty and history to the world. I can see why Pern appeals to filkers. Also liked the scene at the beginning of the section where Lessa is using the ballads to help her untangle the mysteries of her world.
- Again, I like the vividness of the dragons- their feeding grounds, their cleaning habits, the give and take between the dragons and their riders, their small rebellions, how they were used to intimidate the Lords of the Holds.
- I was very struck in this second section by how ritualized the Pern world is. So much is left to fate or the trust of destiny- the queen Impressing the Weyrwoman, the Weyrleader chosen by which bronze mates with the queen. Ironic in its way, since much of the theme in the book so far is a longing to return to tradition almost forgotten, so one can only imagine how much more Pern could be ritualized once the Thread finally falls and tradition returns in all its glory.
Though the ending of this part suggests that both the Weyrwoman and the Weyrleader aren't above breaking and bending the rules.
- Lots of references to the dangers of traveling "between" when one is inexperienced. Enough references to make me suspect there is some tragedy coming down the line when some rider becomes caught between.
- Again, loved the description of the mating between the queen and the chosen bronze and the passion between Lessa and F'lar mirroring that. Also really liked the passages describing Lessa's first flight with Ramoth- wild and soaring and lovely.
- I still like the guarded, but admiring, relationship between Lessa and F'lar, despite their night together. Both trying to shape the other, keep the other in line, two strong personalities causing lots of sparks.
- One can't help but notice, though, that the only truly emotional bonds in this story so far are between the dragons and their riders. Some of the human bonds are growing, though.
- I really like Mnementh and his bond with F'lar. I like the balance between dragon and rider and how when F'lar's emotions get the best of him often it's Mnemeth who's the voice of reason.
- Of course, for that reason ominous bells of doom are sounding in my head. Mnementh has gone to the top of my hit list as the dragon I think is least likely to survive until the end of this book (or, at least, the end of this trilogy).
- Trying to figure out the geography of Pern through the text has been driving me nuts. Today is the first day I realized that there is a map of Pern in the front of the book. Duh. Must study it some before going any further, so I can place better where all these Holds and Weyrs and stuff are.