Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

13 reviews

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

I really respect how she writes children; it's beautiful when you can tell that someone likes and respects children in real life by how they write child characters. There is so much love in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, and Xenophobia

Minor: Violence, Genocide, Deportation, Slavery, and War

ratatouilllie's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Colonisation, Confinement, Deportation, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia

Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, Violence, and War

beccaand'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

5.0

this series has its claws in my brain and i swear to god it's never letting go

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Xenophobia, Colonisation, Pregnancy, and Genocide

Minor: Vomit, Ableism, Violence, and Sexual content

toffishay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

This was my absolute favorite of the Wayfarers series; I read it in a day. It was so interesting to have different species stuck together and come out the other end with more understanding of themselves and others. And everything is wrapped up neatly. This was a layover for the characters, but we can see the ways that small moments and taking the time to try to meet others where they are makes all the difference. I also think that people who like Welcome to Nightvale, particularly the first book, will really enjoy this book as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content

Moderate: Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I absolutely love this series, and I'm so sad to have finished it. This book was so lovely, and I will never get over how well Becky Chambers combines this hopeful diverse utopia with incredible social commentary and complicated issues. There is so much to be learned from this series. Also there were several moments of wholesomeness or hope that just made me tear up (as well as a line from the acknowledgements that just. fully made me cry?? honestly rude).

I'll be recommending this series to anyone I can get to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Pregnancy

Moderate: War, Xenophobia, Child death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Infertility, Vomit, Ableism, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, and Murder

puttingwingsonwords's review

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Confinement, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia

Minor: Violence, War, Slavery, and Sexual content

hannahrogers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Hate crime, Vomit, Slavery, War, Xenophobia, and Violence

lilly_anne's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

Moderate: Racism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: War, Violence, and Murder

jjreads331's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? Yes

5.0

I don't often rate books 5 stars, even if I love them. In my mind, rating something 5 stars means that I will continue thinking about it for years to come. And that is a high bar to clear.

The Galaxy, and The Ground Within absolutely clears it.  The delicate and humane way that Becky Chambers deals with all her characters makes me want to weep, but joyfully. I love this world that she has created, one that is so similar to ours in but completely and utterly alien. Not to be reductive, but these characters, while all being (literally) alien, are filled with such humanity that you can't help but love them.

This was a wonderful end to one of my favorite series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Death, Genocide, Violence, and War

spaceshipearth'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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Violence, Genocide, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit