That and Dragonriders of Pern Also most of the Star Trek and Star Wars serials
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Pern is like catnip for a certain kind of kid
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There was a Pern story in my 6th grade literature book. Within a few months I was reading the brainship stories.
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The Ship Who Sang...??
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I was grabbing whatever I could find at the library, and within a year was reading The City Who Fought.
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It me I was that "certain kind of kid" Had me at time-travelling space dragons
aug 12, 2025, 1:28 am • 17 0 • view
100%
aug 12, 2025, 1:29 am • 3 0 • view
Hi, I’m that kid Though I was much more drawn to the Harper Hall trilogy I was too young to be properly critical of Brekke and F’nor
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I just gave my niece the first book in the trilogy. I mean all of the relationsips in those books [Pern] are kinda sus.
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yeah they really are but Menolly is SO RELATABLE for tween/teen girls who feel misunderstood (even if their parents AREN’T awful like hers)
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And to a. Discover you are self-sufficient b. Get a lot of rad pets everyone is jealous of c. Find your people who appreciate you for you and think you're amazing Who among us did not long for that with every fiber of their being?
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That’s why I gave it to her. (Also The Great Gilly Hopkins)
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I haven’t thought of that one in years! That one was great!
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I’ve been rereading many childhood books to curate which to pass on. Its hard, though, because you don’t want twee books, but….
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A thousand times this!
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