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Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

45 reviews

amandanerd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Death

compassrosa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, and Grief

plantdonut's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Racism, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Cancer, Hate crime, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Vomit, Toxic friendship, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jes7037's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I'm surprised but I actually didn't love this book. I've loved everything else that Becky Chambers has written, but for some reason this one didn't work for me. I'm not sure if it's a me problem though, maybe I'm just still stuck in a book hangover from Voyage of the Damned, which was absolutely amazing and I can't stop thinking about it.
I didn't really connect with the characters here, and it felt like disconnected stories for most of the book. Some of the characters stories end up intertwining at the very end, but I just... didn't care. It felt like barely anything actually happened, and what little did happen didn't really grab my attention or emotion. A lot of the book was introspective thoughts about what it means to be in the Exodan fleet, and what home means. Each character has a different perspective on the topic, showing the diversity of what it means to be human in this universe. The events of the book are mostly small everyday interactions, with each characters thoughts on humanity, home, family, etc.
I'm honestly disappointed, but I highly recommend the rest of Becky Chambers' books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

amyreh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Colonisation, and War

elliv's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Bullying

bme244's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Sexual content, Violence, Colonisation, and War

craftysnailtail's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Well gosh. Chambers delivers- AGAIN. How does she make me fall in love with everyone I meet in her novels? Her character development is so real, I just can't get over it. As usual, the world building is on point, the story is engaging, and I even cried a bit at the end. I'm always sorry to see the characters go at the end of her books. Everything wraps up very well, but I get so attached... 

The story in this one is a bit more intense. Much more like the 2nd in the series rather than the 1st. So while I don't think it falls into the cozy category, I can't help feeling relaxed while reading her books. Coming back to this series feels like coming home. Once again, I can't wait for the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Xenophobia, and Grief

Minor: War

sundayfever's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

My favorite book of this series. Lots of poignant and hopeful reflections on humanity and our possible future. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Xenophobia, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content