Books I read: May 2026

Dragonflight , Anne McCaffrey My mom does not really “keep up” with pop culture. However, she does have great taste—which means that when she recommends a book or movie, I pay attention. Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series is one of those recommendations, so it’s been on my list for some time. Lately, it came up again in a podcast I listen to, so I grabbed the first three volumes from Libby, the first of which is Dragonflight . I liked this book, though it falls into some outdated tropes: Even thou