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izypup's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
karapillar'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
5.0
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Slavery, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
robinks's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Moderate: Cursing, Death, and Slavery
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
maddie_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
But a lot of the book felt less like a novel and more like Chambers using the two characters to debate different philosophical debates/ remind the reader how crappy our current capitalist society is and how it's ruining our planet. Took me out of the story.
Spoilers:
Like the robot society, how society rebuilt after the robots left, what is social structure like, what counts/ doesn't count as a robot? They still had some technology, what makes some technology sentient? (I didn't get that part). What the heck is an ox-bike? And most importantly, how did Dex end up hooking up with the herb farmer (half jk)! This part felt annoying because I felt like that was just thrown in there to tell the reader that people have casual sex in this universe and it's ok. Didn't love the fact that being a tea-monk was like being a therapist and Dex was just like nah I'm good on having zero training... Even after messing up their first client. That fake start was annoying, I thought we'd see Dex learn how to be a therapist/ tea monk but all we really saw was a snippet of the tea part. Also no mention of crickets at the end?? Also I didn't get how they knew about crickets
Minor: Animal death
unluckycat13's review against another edition
Their first client's cat died. But of course that's not what she's sad about-- it's kind of treated as obvious. This is a semi cozy book after all so it couldn't be anything "important" she's sad about. In fact it's not even about the cat. The cat was just the last shred of her stupid, pointless, sexless relationship. The cat isn't a living thing that was valued, the cat was just how they hung out.
I want to join the robots and leave humanity.
Minor: Animal death
q_bert13'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? Yes
5.0
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
readwithria'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
If you’ve ever felt alone, or adrift, or uncertain of what you want to do with your life, you should read this book. If you’ve ever struggled to find a calling or purpose, or felt like what you’ve chosen to do no longer fits who you want to be, you should read this book. If you want to feel cozy and warm while experiencing the world through fresh eyes, read this book.
Sibling Dex and Mosscap are the best duo. I adore them with my whole heart. 5 stars.
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, and Alcohol
babudarabu'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
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Animal death, Cursing, and Alcohol
natashaleighton_'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
3.5
Graphic: Cursing
Minor: Animal death and Blood
clarkg's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Animal death