Dragonflight

I feel like I should have liked this book way more than I actually did. It could have been a few factors, such as the copy I was reading was so yellow and brittle I sneezed when I turned a page. It could have been the names. I really dislike when all of the characters have unique names that ALL start with the same letter and I can't keep them straight (Fax, F'Lar, etc). What I LOVED about the book was the dragonology. Seriously, when the dragons were “talking” the humor came out and I couldn't turn pages fast enough. I liked Lessa too, despite the fact that she is really devoid of personality except to piss F'lar off. And so much politics! I think this may be the real drag for me in High Fantasy. So many council meetings. Yawn. So, overall, I thought it kind of failed as a romance, failed as a riveting adventure story, succeeded in being unlike anything I've ever read before, and didn't convince me to read 19 more volumes.