One of my favorite book’s growing up was My Father’s Dragon, which I remember little about now - but did bias me pretty strongly against His Majesty’s Dragon. I am an adult now! This looked like the lowest form of pablum. But really it’s just pretty good pablum! An easy, comforting read, with sailboats and war and dragons, with problems presenting themselves and melting away, it is a book rightfully confident in its identity and a fun experience. It took me about 18 hours to get through, while The Guermante’s Way has been sitting by my bedside for the last 5 months.