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A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

30 reviews

annamorgan27's review

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

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Slavery, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

dragon_named_fox's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Slavery

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

A question sci-fi has been asking since the birth of sci-fi, what is considered life? What makes a person, a person? We follow a human raised by and AI, and an AI being raised by that human, but also how they raise themselves in environments they weren't intended for. Both "sentients" were created for a purpose, but grew outside of that intended purpose, and struggle through what it means to be more than what you were made for.

dancers_and_dragons's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

Becky Chambers explores what it means to be a person in every which way throughout this poignant companion to The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. While initially I was disappointed in not getting to see what the main cast of the first novel were up to, I quickly was swept up in the new family being found in this novel. 

This book was heartfelt and emotional in the best of ways, from the interactions between characters to the descriptions of memories, to the heart-wrenching low moments of the two main characters when they hit their lowest points. Without giving anything away, it's the story of two who are more alike than they know trying to make it through their respective journeys and managing the hiccups that come up along the way. I deeply appreciated the world building, much as I did with Chambers' first book, and I can't wait to read the next one when I have a chance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Drug use, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Cannibalism, and War

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

andloveistoolong's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I enjoyed the first book in this series well enough, but this one was definitely a step up. It had a totally engrossing story, characters I fell in love with, basically the whole package.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Medical content, and Dysphoria

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

innerweststreetlibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this one too! I liked the way the book is structured, flipping between the two intertwined stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Gore, and Infertility

theatrealpaca's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jkpiowa's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Slavery, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Child death, Drug use, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol