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nebulous_tide's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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? No
5.0
My favourite book of this series (so far)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Alcohol
Minor: Drug use and Grief
ritabriar's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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? It's complicated
5.0
This series takes another turn, this time with only a tenuous connection to the crew from book #1. (One of the families in the story is related to the captain of the ship.)
This book is an in-depth study of society, how it's structured, and how we care for and neglect each other.
At the same time, it has rich, well-developed characters who each have their own personalities. The seemingly-unrelated stories of each do intersect and affect each other, resulting in major life changes for many of them.
This book is an in-depth study of society, how it's structured, and how we care for and neglect each other.
At the same time, it has rich, well-developed characters who each have their own personalities. The seemingly-unrelated stories of each do intersect and affect each other, resulting in major life changes for many of them.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Explosion of a colony space ship happens in the introduction, but it forms the historical setting of other events. Death is ofplantdonut'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
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
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.
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.
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, and Grief
Moderate: Bullying, Xenophobia, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content, Colonisation, and War
erebus53's review
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This is the first audiobook I have listened to with a soundtrack by BookTrack. The music was mostly immersive but at one point I found myself going back to listen to a specific part just because I liked the music. Similar vibe to videogame soundtracks.
This is more of a short story compilation told with little crossover between the viewpoints but I don't hate it. The vibe is more reflective and philosophical than action driven, which is what I'm here for. This collection deals a lot with the nature of closed systems, cycles of renewal, and the curiosity and bravery of us scared little monkeys who need to know what's over the next bit if terrain.
This book touches on the conflict that is caused managing large groups of people in a socialist environment with finite resources, what can happen when Peele take things into their own hands, how one has to deal with being born into a chequered history, that gifts us advanced technologies, but from a history of environmental destruction, war, colonisation, and struggles to survive against our own people and world.
This has thematic unity, and some emotionally resonant moments, though a lot of it is explanations, either cross-cultural, philosophical discussion between life partners, or instructing children. The familiar idea that observing a system will affect it, is explored through a non-human person authoring a series of cultural observations like a travel blog, explaining how humans live in their ark ship fleet, and the values and quirks that have developed in that environment.
A mellow sci-fi read, forward thinking, queernorm, sex positive, and hopeful. Not as good as the first two Wayfarers books but still pretty great.
This is more of a short story compilation told with little crossover between the viewpoints but I don't hate it. The vibe is more reflective and philosophical than action driven, which is what I'm here for. This collection deals a lot with the nature of closed systems, cycles of renewal, and the curiosity and bravery of us scared little monkeys who need to know what's over the next bit if terrain.
This book touches on the conflict that is caused managing large groups of people in a socialist environment with finite resources, what can happen when Peele take things into their own hands, how one has to deal with being born into a chequered history, that gifts us advanced technologies, but from a history of environmental destruction, war, colonisation, and struggles to survive against our own people and world.
This has thematic unity, and some emotionally resonant moments, though a lot of it is explanations, either cross-cultural, philosophical discussion between life partners, or instructing children. The familiar idea that observing a system will affect it, is explored through a non-human person authoring a series of cultural observations like a travel blog, explaining how humans live in their ark ship fleet, and the values and quirks that have developed in that environment.
A mellow sci-fi read, forward thinking, queernorm, sex positive, and hopeful. Not as good as the first two Wayfarers books but still pretty great.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Drug use
Moderate: Xenophobia
Minor: War
brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing
Moderate: Death, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Drug use and Sexual content
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.
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Xenophobia, and Grief
Minor: Sexual content