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Pros

Helga is an endearing and enduring character who will stick with you for decades. It deals more with how the protagonist has to deal with her passengers numerous social issues.

The ship who sang by anne mccaffrey is a sci-fi tale from the late 60's. The world-building and characterization is some of mccaffery’s best.

For anyone who enjoy solid sci-fi, this is a must read. While some would say that's it's dated, i would say its more the foundation for things to come in good sci-fi.

A ripping good story. The story is so submersive you dont realize that its a short story. A collection of five short stories strung together into a coherent single narrative.

The human psyche is amazingly riddled with humanity beyond the normal boundaries. Here, disabled people are made the brains of wonderfully powerful ships, of cities, etc. This story isolates the physical self so that the mental aspect of being human c...  Read More



Cons

This book is a harlequin with a science-fiction facade.

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Quality


As a fantasy reader that started with the pern series im blessed to continue my fascinating with her other genres too


I have read so much from anne mccaffrey and never been disappointed


I’m late 30 years late to reading this book and for that i’m truly sorry


May mean a sequel in the works

Price


Mccaffery is by far one of my favorite authors


Helga is an endearing and enduring character who will stick with you for decades

Shipping


Real life future predicted in some itemsactivitiessituations discussed on the ship


Really loved the positive attitude of the ship her


Frankly i think some of mccaffrey’s books have not aged that well but the menollypiemur books and especially the ship who sang ...  Read More


The ship who sang by anne mccaffrey is a scifi tale from the late 60s

Packaging/appearance


Was a good story with a unique take on the future

Competitiveness


Intense humorous w a bit of love…i love anne mccaffrey’s books

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    great, still, good, short and many.
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  • This product had a total of 836 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 20 2022.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    She has need of only one crew person


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    I’m late 30 years late to reading this book and for that i’m truly sorry


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The idea that people who are so disabled that their body is basically a shell but that they retain their intelligence and need to be useful… well look at stephen hawkings… what if he’d had no way to communicate


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Rather dated but still mccaffrey


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    So i am not the most objective reviewer i suppose


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It was like a string of short stories


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Typical mccaffrey space story but more convoluted than usual


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Her “pern” series was much easier to follow

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