Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

21 reviews

systemof5's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Slavery

Moderate: Ableism and Physical abuse

Minor: Drug use and Infertility

oblivious_olive's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, and Mental illness

k_ro's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.75

L'excellente suite de la saga Les Voyageurs. J'ai adoré les nouveaux personnages, même si j'ai un tout petit peu regretté la multiplicité des PDV du 1er tome (deux ici seulement). Un bonheur ! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Trafficking

Minor: Child death, Vomit, and Abandonment

lmfry's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Slavery, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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 Chamber's books are always so comforting to me. there's something so quite and cozy about them that makes them just feel like a warm hug. I didn't love this one quite as much as the first Wayfarers book, but it still really hit the spot, and I'm very excited to continue the series. Specifically, I  loved how this book grapples with the question of personhood and the difference between what is right and what is allowed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Vomit

analenegrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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? Yes

4.25

This was a great follow-up to the first in the series! Sidra was a character I was excited to see the future of from the little bit of the first one, and getting to know Pepper and Blue, especially Pepper's past was so wonderful. Chambers' ability to write deeply emotional and realistic characters in this universe of aliens and humans off of earth is so fantastic. I can't wait to read the rest of the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Classism

robin_b's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse

librarymouse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

I sat I my kitchen crying as

Owl told Pepper not to cry and that she was there, and I didn't stop crying till the end of the book, though the tears were for a variety of different emotions. These characters are so easy to love. Sidra learning how to be a person, including her inate instincts and not ridding herself of the unique aspects that are core to her is such a huge and beautiful storyline, which I read as allegorical for neurodivergence. Tak is a great friend, and Owl getting to see Pepper and Blue Shepard Sidra into personhood as she'd done for Pepper was beautiful. Sidra and Owl getting to share digital space is beautiful and I long for a continuation of the story in which AI are granted legal personhood. I know the series continues and god I hope that change in political landscape is a part of it. My heart is full with Owl and her reunion with Pepper; being able to finally hug the girl she's loved and raised for years. My heart breaks for Lovey and what could have been.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery and Deportation

yuyine's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted sad

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

5.0

Libration est un bijou. Un roman lumineux qui nous propose deux histoires d’adaptation, d’acceptation de soi-même et d’épanouissement avec de formidables réflexions pleines d’humanisme qui s’y intègre naturellement. Un de ces livres où on s’attache irrémédiablement aux personnages dont les destins nous touchent. Un coup de cœur évident. Lisez Becky Chambers! Il me tarde dorénavant qu’arrive le début de l’année 2023 pour le troisième tome en version collector. 

Critique complète sur yuyine.be!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Alcohol

mariadanna's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Medical content

Moderate: Slavery