Nimisha's Ship

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Summary: I Swear this was written and performed for children
Review: I needed a few audiobooks to take on a long drive and took a chance on this one. Big mistake. It is written and read at the level of a 10 year old, and was an insult to my intelligence. The only reason I even listened to the whole thing was because my radio's attenna was broken! Don't bother with this unless your kids are into sci-fi!

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Summary: Boring!
Review: When I saw the new McAfferey book I had to have it, what a total waste of money. Absolutely nothing happened, no suspense, no romance, no sinister plots, no friendly mythical creatures, NOTHING! Please do not waste your money on this dud.

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Summary: NIMISHA'S SHIP SINKS
Review: I LOVE MacCaffrey, but this tale, had no suspense and darn little romance. The heroine faces absolutely no adversity that might build her character except her mother's frown. When she does manage to get lost in space, she finds a new planet, other shipwrecked people to keep her company, a Swiss Family Robinson type crashed freighter that supplies everything needed for comfort, aliens that are both friendly and cute, and her own true love. And even the course of true love runs so smooth that nothing really happens. Yaaaaawwwwwnnnnnnn

Proves good conflict makes a good book and this one didn't have it.

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Summary: I loved this book
Review: This was my second McCaffrey book. And I must say I thuroughly enjoyed it. I found myself being at one with the characters. Though i would have liked to have read more after it ended, I found it enjoyable.

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Summary: A Slow Deterioration of a Great Reputation..
Review: Oh, Mrs. McCaffrey, stop it! You are beginning to really hurt your true fans. The latest offerings, most especially Nimisha's Ship, have got me wondering just what it is that makes me love your books so much. I will buy anything you publish, as in the past that has been rewarded, but now I'm getting leary. The possibilities for this book were bountiful, truly up to standard for a great writer, but the execution left much up to the imagination. This is not why Anne became a goddess to me. If you are new to the books, start with Pern and skip this one entirely.

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Summary: A new low.
Review: Nimisha's ship is about as exiting as staring at a grey wall. The main characters are flatter than Holland (I'm an expert on that)and the action is almost nonexistent.

Its a book about a handsome rich, aristocratic girl genius who gets a shipyard for free. Being a genius she promptly invents a supership and does the only sensible thing she could have done with it: fall through a wormhole and disappear. Unfortunately the misery doesn't stop here but drags on for a couple of hundred pages that can be put to good use in any toilet of your choice. Good grief...

If you like this one, other good books are: Famous Jemenite sportsmen, The British manual for making pasionate love and The Hongkong telephone directory.

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Summary: Neat story idea, lousy book
Review: This book follows the trend of Nerilka's Story (a more recent Pern book) in that it is more of a writer's notebook than a completed novel. As usual, McCaffrey has designed a unique set of planetary and social systems and peopled them with potentially intriguing characters. Unlike her earlier works, this book reads like a rough draft. The pacing and time transitions are particularily rough in the first half, and several prominent characters become mere shadows by the second half (without resolution of their story lines). If you're a McCaffrey fan, read it for the ideas (and fill in the blanks yourself). If you haven't read McCaffrey before, don't start here; head for the Pern books.

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Summary: Great new World
Review: I am an avid reader of Anne McCaffrey and this book was great. I've loved the planet of Pern. I enjoyed reading about Ballybran and in this book you find Erehwon. (Yes, that is nowhere backwards.) You also meet new charachters and even a new sentiant species on this world in the back of nowhere. It is a great read! I coulnd't put it down and read all of it in 3 days. If you like Anne McCaffrey, this book is for you.

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Summary: Not Recommended
Review: I think Anne made a bet with someone to see if her name would be sufficient to get "dreck" published. That's what this book is--"dreck". Let me tell you how I really feel, this book is awful. If you are an Anne McCaffrey fan, don't buy this book as you won't stay a fan after the experience.

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Summary: Not Wonderful But Still A Very Good Read
Review: I really enjoyed the book even though it was not full of suspense and intrigue. I do feel that she could have gone into greater detail over the corrupt Lady and Lord Vs and their attempts on Cuivia (it did seem a bit too sugary how every thing was easily solved). But I still enjoyed the book and it helped me recover from studying.