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A review by hawkietta
Pegasus in Flight by Anne McCaffrey
2.0
I finished it, so I can't be too critical of this novel. I must divulge this is my first foray into the works of Anne Mccaffrey, so perhaps I am judging too quickly on what may be a fluke in a collection of excellent works. However, I have little good to say about Pegasus in Flight.
To start there are what feels like twenty recurring characters, far too many for a book which, while one in a series, is the only one in which most of these characters appear. I suppose the sheer amount of named characters are included in order to try and make up for the fact that almost none of these characters are delved into with any kind of depth beyond the surface level. Even those who should be main characters (Rhyssa, Peter, Sascha, Dave) feel distant, simply names on the page.
I won't even get started on the relationship development in this book. I'll just say that the first physical interaction between two main characters should not include one asking to marry the other. Totally out of left field. Makes one wonder what the author's point of reference is for romantic relationships. And it's not okay or normal for a middle aged man to be mentoring a 10 (?) year old, feel sexually attracted to her, and be waiting for her to grow up. That's just passed off in a paragraph toward the end, no explanation, just that's that.
I like space drama, that's my fantasy bread and butter, think Heinlein. For some this may be just your perfect brand of weird... I just kept waiting to get pulled in, waiting to get to know the characters. I was not rewarded for my sweating out this work. Two stars because I finished it... And future novels are cool.
To start there are what feels like twenty recurring characters, far too many for a book which, while one in a series, is the only one in which most of these characters appear. I suppose the sheer amount of named characters are included in order to try and make up for the fact that almost none of these characters are delved into with any kind of depth beyond the surface level. Even those who should be main characters (Rhyssa, Peter, Sascha, Dave) feel distant, simply names on the page.
I won't even get started on the relationship development in this book. I'll just say that the first physical interaction between two main characters should not include one asking to marry the other. Totally out of left field. Makes one wonder what the author's point of reference is for romantic relationships. And it's not okay or normal for a middle aged man to be mentoring a 10 (?) year old, feel sexually attracted to her, and be waiting for her to grow up. That's just passed off in a paragraph toward the end, no explanation, just that's that.
I like space drama, that's my fantasy bread and butter, think Heinlein. For some this may be just your perfect brand of weird... I just kept waiting to get pulled in, waiting to get to know the characters. I was not rewarded for my sweating out this work. Two stars because I finished it... And future novels are cool.