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“menolly's friend piemur's story at the harper hall”
victoria s wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“As a teenager I was not as fond of this book as the other two. I think most of my problem lay in the fact that I wanted more Menolly. She was like me. And all I got was this stupid boy. As I have grown older I have come to appreciate this book more (although I still want more Menolly). The book looks at what happens when you do not speak up when something or someone is mistreating you. I also think it shows how completely clueless adults can be sometimes. And how important it is for adults to tell teenagers what is going on. To communicate with them. ”
Zommbie1 wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“Dragons, a planet names Pern, Harpers, dragonriders, how can you not read. Anne McCaffrey is a rider/writer of dragons.”
Penny D wrote this review Monday, September 21 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The Harperhall Trilogy is a quaint collection of shorter-length novels. They add depth to Pern and key characters in the Dragonrider series, but couldn't really stand on their own.”
T.R.M. wrote this review Tuesday, September 15 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Fun point of view, anticlimactic ending.”
Valerie C wrote this review Monday, August 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
0 of 1 members found this review helpful“this is Piemur's story”
mtfrs wrote this review Thursday, August 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The last half of this book saved its review - it was only when Piemur started his adventure in Nabol that I felt the strength of the book really started. Again, this book seemed to follow the "day in the life of" outline as the previous two did, and it made this series seem more like books of history rather than fantasy stories.
The Black Jackal wrote this review Friday, August 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I was pleased to see that McCaffrey started putting some spaces between time jumps in her paragraphs this time around, but I found her changes from different character points of view unnerving. Rather than staying with one main character (in this case, Piemur), McCaffrey jumps from his point of view to other characters (like on page 108 in chapter five, we move from Piemur to the people outside of his door. Completely awkward) - it made the narration choppy, unprofessional, and awkward. That said, why on earth did McCaffrey shy away from Menolly, when she was such an important focus in the first two books? I was just becoming attached to her character, and then she was taken away. Piemur wasn't nearly as interesting.
I wondered: in the second book, there was a huge deal around F'nor trying to travel to the Red Star. Why was this disregarded? McCaffrey brings it up a couple more times and then ignores it. If it was such a big deal, why was it disregarded so quickly, and why do we never find out why he did it and why it was so important?
There were a couple other things that I felt left out with in this volume. For instance, Menolly wondered why Sebell wanted to learn seahold habits from her, but she was never allowed to ask. There was such a focus on this conversation - why? It seems that Sebell wanted to know these skills so he could travel to the southern continent. That doesn't seem very secretive. Or did I miss something? Also, where on earth did Menolly and Sebell's relationship come from? If it was meant to develop within the three years skipped between books 2 and 3, then I feel sorely disappointed that such an important moment in Menolly's character was left out of the series.
I was also disappointed to see that the whole purpose of drumming didn't show itself until the last couple pages of the book - and even then, the drumming wasn't really what brought Piemur back! What a waste!
Will I read any more McCaffrey? Unless someone can convince me otherwise that other books of hers are better, probably not.”
“The third book in the Harper Hall trilogy focuses on Piemur. When his voice breaks and he can no longer sing, Piemur is forced to change positions in the Harper Hall. He is set to secretly become Master Robinton’s apprentice, but as far as everyone else is concerned, he is a drum apprentice. Unfortunately, the other boys learning drums do not like him, and so he is not treated well.
LibraryCin wrote this review Monday, July 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It was good. Nice to read a different perspective than Menolly’s for a change, but still be in the same world with the same familiar characters. I did find my mind wandering during the first half or 2/3s of the book, but I was able to focus more and enjoy the last 1/3 of it.
”“Dragondrums is the coming of age story of Piemur, a small, quick, clever apprentice at Harper Hall. When Piemur's clear treble voice changes at puberty, his place among the Harpers is no longer certain. He is sent to the drum towers to learn drumming, the primary method of long-distance communication on Pern for non-dragonriders, while his voice settles. There he has to deal with the jealousy and bullying of the other drumming apprentices. When Masterharper Robinton secretly asks Piemur to be his apprentice, Piemur begins journeying through Pern, gathering information and running discreet errands for the Masterharper. In his adventures throughout Pern, Piemur has only his knowledge and wits to deal with cruel Lords Holder and rogue dragonriders. He Impresses one of the coveted fire lizards -a gold he names Farli- as a companion, discovers his place in the world, and earns journeyman status among the Harpers.
Wendy B wrote this review Thursday, April 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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