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amerid's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
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
4.75
Wow, I think I may even like this more than A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet—and I really enjoyed that! All of the story lines were great, but I particularly liked Kip's character development. Overall, it's a well thought out world, and I appreciate the little connections between the books.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Minor: Sexual content and Xenophobia
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
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
hellavaral's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Xenophobia
theyellowhobbit's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Sexual content and Xenophobia
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
bootrat's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Becky Chambers has a unique ability to find the humanity in all the characters she creates - even those who aren't human. The Wayfarers series really is a tour de force, with every novel exploring different themes, different lives, different struggles, and different joys.
This book begins with a tragedy, and though this affects our characters it isn't central to their stories or their lives. I once again loved every character we met, and I definitely cried at this book too. Another 5 star book in this series, now onto book 4. Fuck me up, Becky!
This book begins with a tragedy, and though this affects our characters it isn't central to their stories or their lives. I once again loved every character we met, and I definitely cried at this book too. Another 5 star book in this series, now onto book 4. Fuck me up, Becky!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
Moderate: Xenophobia and Murder
thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition
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
5.0
This book feels like a love letter to humanity, and a reminder that we all should be/ must be kind to each other. I admit, I missed seeing aliens all the time in this installment, but like all of Chambers' books it touched my heart and made me feel so so happy. This book also joins the small ranks of novels that have made me cry, so really I don't think I could give it anything less than 5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Xenophobia
Moderate: Drug use and Grief
Minor: Sexual content and Medical content