Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1)

Posted on 12 March 2018 by Anne McCaffrey

Her name was Killashandra Ree And after ten grueling years of musical training, she was still without prospects Until she heard of the mysterious Heptite Guild who could provide careers, security, and wealth beyond imagining The problem was, few people who landed on Ballybran ever left But to Killashandra the risks were acceptable. New Read Crystal Singer (Crystal Singer, #1) by Anne McCaffrey For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I read this book as a youth and loved it, but reading it now at age 45 it does not quite hold the same appeal I see a woman that is hell bent on remaining without attachments She is very bright and talented, but remains aloof emotionally the come and go sexual relationships , socially, psychologically huge ego , physically her choice of profession Originally the high achievement in a difficult occupation was fascinating, a work that required a...Dis cover.Old school sci fi 1982 Only 2.99 I need to try it plus, I lurve the musics and singing.I loved this book when I was about 14 Alas, it has not stood the test of time.The story opens with Killashandra Ree incongruously named after a small town in county Cavan, notable mainly for its dairy co operative being told that she ll never make an opera singer and storming off in a huff She falls in with one Carrik, who chats her up in a by modern standards somewhat creepy manner, and takes her off on holiday with him, where they have a lot of sex Subsequently, partly because Carrik s li I loved this book when I was about 14 Alas, it has not stood the test of time.The story opens with Killashandra Ree incongruously named after a small town in county Cavan, notable mainly for its dairy co operative being told that she ll never make an opera singer and storming off in a huff She falls in with one Carrik, who chats her up in a by modern standards somewhat creepy manner, and takes her off on holiday with him, where they have a lot of ...Anne McCaffrey has creative ideas in forming new worlds I also deeply enjoy reading her books even though they are not literature Even so, it should be noted that McCaffrey has a general formula which simplified would be something like this 1 Girl has exceptional ability2 Girl is repressed unfairly by those close to her3 Someone recognizes girl s unique abilities4 Girl becomes successful5 Along the way girl finds romance with man who appreciates her strength and he is primarily there Anne McCaffrey has creative ideas in forming new worlds I also deeply enjoy reading her books even though they are not literature Even so, it should be noted that McCaffrey has a general formula which simplified would be something like this 1 Girl has exceptional ability2 ...I have read this book at least 6 times over time I ve indicated the last date I read it It is my all time favorite The story is about a young woman in the distant future from a far away planet who is dissillusioned after finding out she can never be a solo singer due to a latent burr in her voice She travels to another planet and becomes a part of an unusual ecosystem by singing to and with Crystal rock formations This crystals are used in communication and spaceship drive systems Well wri I have read this book at least 6 times over time I ve indicated the last date I read it It is my all time favorite The story is about a young woman in the distant future from a far away planet who is dissillusioned after finding out she can never be a solo singer due to a latent burr in her voice She travels to another planet and becomes a part of an unusual ecosystem by singing to and with Crystal rock formations This crystals are used in communication and spaces...That was just as enjoyable to reread as the other 15 times or so I ve read it On to book 2 Love me some Anne McCaffreyThis was a good story but also a lot of world building I ve read it before, a number of years ago Killashandra has been rejected from her dream career in music as a soloist She ends up on Ballybran singing crystal We learn a lot about the world and the items that make this world unique in the Federation Because of the world building, the plot is a bit disjointed and rushed I m interested in rereading the second one and just discovered there is a third that I m fairly certain I have never r This was a go...Like a lot of Anne McCaffrey books, I d read this before About 25 years ago How perspectives change At the time, I loved it and would ve given it 5 stars Now, unfortunately, it just didn t stack up for me Killashandra was an unlikeable character self centred Very quick to judge Judged others for being parochial and naive when she d hardly traveled or done anything exceptional In fact, before becoming a crystal singer, she d never left her home planet before What cheek Had an annoying Like a lot of Anne McCaffrey books, I d read this before About 25 years ago How perspectives change At the time, I loved it and would ve given it 5 stars Now, unfortunately, it just didn t stack up for me Killashandra was an unlikeable character self centred Very quick to judge Judged others for being parochial and naive when she d hardly traveled or done anything exceptional In fact, before becoming a crystal singer, she d never left her home planet before What cheek Had an annoying habit of comparing some of the men she encountered with her music maestro Felt like telling her to get a life.My memory must be failing too I seemed to remember lotscrystal singing when I d read it earlier The reality was somewhat different She only really had one experience with cutting real crystal herself in the mountains I would ve loved to readabout that Wasn t that the title of the book afterall In terms of characters, apart from the Guild Master, all the others were one dimensional In fact, the Guild M...This book generally felt like an earlier work from McCaffrey I would have given itof a 2 star rating if Goodreads would allow somewhere between okay and likeable I did appreciate the entire concept of the Crystal Singers The planet, the profession, the resulting sub culture It was beautifully depicted And the author got to flex her extensive personal knowledge of the musical arts, which gave the whole thing acohesive and authentic feel But to me the main character, Killa, wa This book generally felt like an earlier work from McCaffrey I would have given itof a 2 star rating if Goodreads would allow somewhere between okay and likeable I did appreciate the entire concept of the Crystal Singers The planet, the profess...My husband has a habit of leaving his books lying around and when a cover intrigues me, I ll pick it up This is actually a re read from many years ago I liked it just as much the second time as I did the first I ve never liked any of McCaffrey s other books yes, H...

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12 March 2018

Anne McCaffrey