Andrea's Reviews > Restoree

I came up with this longterm plan to read Anne McCaffrey's Pern series so willy nilly I started picking up her books in second hand shops. The willy nilly aspect led to me buying more than a couple of books not in the Pern universe. And this little gem seemed like as good a place to start reading McCaffrey as any.

While I wasn't blown away by "Restoree", I liked it well enough. It's a sci fi romance, with emphasis on sci fi. I haven't read a lof of sci fi and certainly not from the 60's but I thought this had held up well in that aspect. The romance, well, not as much. While it was sweet and Harlen sure was both manly and romantic in a nice "ugly" package, Sara's whole going from ugly duckling to golden skinned beauty queen with a perfect nose was a bit cheesy. I have to hand it to the girl tho, she managed herself well, she was plucky and smart and she her best in a mind-blowing situation.

Another thing that has improved a lot since the 60's is the cover. I don't know if the neanderthal look was considered hot back then but I definately had to make a serious effort to erase that image of Harlen in order to enjoy the story...