@picklish not tons but a handful of times. My dad loaned it to me as a kid, first try couldn't get into it, maybe was too young, then really liked it and started scouring used bookstores for other McCaffrey books. As an adult read it a couple years ago, felt similarly but had already forgotten or was extra sensitive to it this time but had been in the mood for a dragon book.
It's a really fast read and only like 290 pages so I'd be curious what you thought of it if you want to give it a try. You can see the influence it may have had on more recent media, and there's some common sci-fi tropes as well, would be curious how similar it is to other things you've read.