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Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

12 reviews

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. 

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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 of

a point of view character

due to

accidental air-pressure explosion

Cultural gatekeeping, both to an outside academic and someone trying to re-connect to his cultural heritage

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

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

cattheteawitchfairy's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring slow-paced

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

4.0

Another fabulous book by Becky Chambers. Slow to start but it picked up towards the end with lots of emotional punches and aspects that I didn’t see coming. A relatable book of another world with poignant messages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

kastix's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Alcohol

nswigert's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.75

This book reminds me a lot of Becky Chambers’ later series of novellas, The Monk and Robot. Many characters in this book and the main character of the other books, are struggling with finding purpose, even though their lives are good or their jobs are fulfilling.  I couldn’t get into this book as much as the first two, but that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Toxic friendship

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.25

Plot: 3.75★
Prose: 3★
Pace: 4★
Concept/Execution: 4★/4★
Characters: 3.25★
Worldbuilding: 4.5★
Ending: 3.25★

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug use and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Sexual content, and Medical content

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

This definitely felt more character-driven than the previous two books in the series. We've got a new cast again (I miss Rosemary!) but by the end they had grabbed my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Xenophobia and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use