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Nerilka's Story - Chapter Three
Aug. 14th, 2022 12:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kalinaraSo I've been thinking, and I think my review of Chapter Two was a little TOO critical. The thing that did not come across very well is that I actually DO like the chapter, and the book so far.
Essentially, Nerilka's Story hits the exact issue that Moreta did with me. I would say objectively that both of these books are the best written of the Pern books I've read so far. (And of the two, I'd say that Nerilka feels stronger.) The problem then is that the...McCaffrey-isms, if you will, stand out more.
But I think I'm getting carried away. My resentment over past books is overshadowing my review of the current book. That's not fair. I'm going to try to step back from that and judge the story on its own merits.
( It might be tough when we see Tolocamp again... )
Essentially, Nerilka's Story hits the exact issue that Moreta did with me. I would say objectively that both of these books are the best written of the Pern books I've read so far. (And of the two, I'd say that Nerilka feels stronger.) The problem then is that the...McCaffrey-isms, if you will, stand out more.
But I think I'm getting carried away. My resentment over past books is overshadowing my review of the current book. That's not fair. I'm going to try to step back from that and judge the story on its own merits.
( It might be tough when we see Tolocamp again... )