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My mother read this book to me when I was in grade school. Both of us were completely enthralled by it. This book was the book that started my fanatical love of dragons. Since my mother read it to me, I've read it on my own twice. We enjoyed it so much, we sought out the two sequels, Sign of the Dove and Flight of the Dragon Kyn.
One of the best features of this book was the dragons perceived as being capable 'good guys.' Too many times we read of dragons as being bloodthirsty, hoarding beasts that kill innocents as a past time activity. In Dragon's Milk, the dragons are not perceived as weak by any means whatsoever, but shows that they can, and do, love. The characters (especially the draclings) are well developed and unique. There is some tragedy, but it only makes this wonderful story better.
I'm now fifteen, and I recently re-read Dragon's Milk. I still adore the story, but it is intended for middle school readers. There is no doubt that Dragon's Milk will be a story I read to my children one day.
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..., there are other fantasy writers with a better knack for character development. The plot is satisfying enough; a young girl with a conscience tries to help a trio of young dragons to the safety provided by a sort of underground "dragon conservation movement." The dragonlore the author invents is captivating and plausible, providing the characters of her world innumerable reasons for dragonslaying. However, practically everyone the main character encounters is against her, from the mildly "wicked stepmother" type character to the wicked apothecary to the evil King to the wicked fashion-designer... And the overnight reformation of a would-be-dragonslayer was quite unbelievable. And after a tyme, the over-use of the letter y in practically every syngle name became more than myldly annoying, yf you catch my dryft.
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To everyone who liked this book, I am very, very sorry, but it (...)
Actually, the main problem with the book is with Kaeldra, the main character. She has absolutely no brains, and only aspires to be like Everybody Else. She could care less about being a Dragonsayer, or whatever it was. Don't ask me how she bought into this.
The beginning was okay. You see, apparently being green-eyed automatically makes you a dragonsayer. And so, when her sister gets terribly ill with a disease curable only by dragon's milk, guess who gets called for the job! Going into a dragon's lair is obviously the last thing that Kaeldra would do, but she does it. Sister gets better. Happy, happy, happy.
But then, the baby dragons' mother dies, and Kaeldra feels a certain duty to help them. If it were anybody else, this would be fine, but Kaeldra is completely incompetent. I'm serious! You'd think she'd have enough sense to stay away from people when she has three DRACLINGS in tow, but no, she has to fall into trap, after trap, after trap.
Sorry, I forgot the ending. Hmmmm... was it because I was dozing off? Anyway, it was something about bad characters turning good, and good characters turning bad, a few pointless deaths, happy ending, yadda, yadda, yadda.
Of course, by that time, I really just wanted the book to be over.(...)
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Kaeldra, the main character of this book, is put to a major decision which will cause her life or death. One she finds out that her foster-sister has a life-taking disease, Kaeldra sets out to find a cure. From her grandma, she finds out that her mother could speak to dragons and she must be able too, because she comes from a long line of dragon-sayers, which are people who can communicate with dragons. Her grandma tells her that dragon's milk is the only thing that can heal Kaeldra's sister.
Dragons, though, do not have the best of tempers. When Kaeldra gets to the lair of the dragon, she may find out she may not have gotten the trait from her mother. What will happen. Will Kaeldra get killed while trying to save her sister? Or will she be one of the only who can talk to dragons?Read this book to either make a heart striking discovery, or a heart killing end.
This book is amazing, and I could not stop reading it. I would have finished it in one day, except I had, amazingly enough, school. So, instead it took me two amazing days which were packed with excitment from this book.
If you like books about dragons, fantasy, or a girl just trying to prove herself worthy of honor, then read this book.
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I read this book and it moved me. It made me laugh & cry. I would really Recommend this book.
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