latida94's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Becky Chambers continues to make emotions happen in a way few things can. I still want to cry having finished the book and I can't really say why that is. The magic of Becky Chambers.
Moderate: War
sashdb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Medical trauma, War, and Xenophobia
moonknitter's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: War, Xenophobia, and Medical content
Minor: Vomit
avacadosocks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Xenophobia and Medical content
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit, Sexual content, Genocide, and War
fionamclary's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Colonisation, Genocide, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Medical content
Minor: Ableism, Chronic illness, War, Violence, and Vomit
caryndi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
If this book was a TV episode, I'd call it a bottle episode: The main characters all ended up stuck together for the majority of the book. The conflict was largely interpersonal/internal, and fairly low-stakes, which is in line with this series/Becky Chambers' work in general. The driving idea was that vulnerability can bring people together, and even individuals who disagree with each other on major points (and may not ever agree) can learn from each other. I enjoyed spending the brief few days with these characters, watching how they had interactions that would change the course of their lives—maybe in subtle ways, but in lasting ones. This was a gentle and hopeful read full of the idea that people can come together to help each other when times are hard.
Minor: Vomit, War, Xenophobia, and Medical content
eni_iilorak's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
My only complaint is that this is seemingly the last book in the series. I would read many more.
Graphic: Medical content
Moderate: Alcohol, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy
Minor: War, Colonisation, and Sexual content
eleanora's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Xenophobia
Minor: Medical content, Alcohol, War, and Colonisation
lipstickitotheman's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, and Xenophobia
Minor: Violence, Genocide, Deportation, Slavery, and War
scifi_rat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Prose: 3★
Pace: 4★
Concept/Execution: 4.5★/3.25★
Characters: 3.25★
Worldbuilding: 4.75★
Ending: 3.25
Moderate: Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Cursing, Deportation, Grief, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Confinement
Minor: Gun violence, Violence, Vomit, and War