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Psalm per als construïts en Terres Salvatges by Becky Chambers

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talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

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hopeful 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

5.0

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maeverose's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Comfort in book form. Pretty light on the sci fi? Kind of? It feels very contemporary but with a sentient robot and everyone’s living on a moon in an eco-conscious society. It’s funny, cozy and comforting. 10/10.

Themes/tropes:
-nature (environmentalism, camping in the forest)
-non binary main character
-friendship
-community
-sentient robot
-questioning one’s purpose
-fictional religion

Edit: I have since read this book a total of three times and it remains a favorite. Some of the conversations between Dex and Mosscap are a little silly, but I still feel so much comfort whenever I read this book, I love it so much. The last chapter especially is perfect.  I wanna live on Panga so bad, why isn’t it real?

Some of my favorite quotes:
”They both watched the light for a few moments-the light, and the pollen dancing within it. A shadow of a bird sailed by. A delicate spider meticulously lay anchor lines of silk between old control levers. A vine stretched, its movement out of sync with human time.”     “It’s pretty here, Dex said. “I wouldn’t have imagined I’d say that about a place like this but—“      “Yes, it is,” Mosscap said, as if making a decision within itself. “It is. Dying things often are.”       Dex raised an eyebrow. “That’s a little macabre.”         “Do you think so?” said Mosscap with surprise. “Hmm. I disagree.” It absently touched a soft fern growing nearby, petting the fronds like fur. “I think there’s something beautiful about being lucky enough to witness a thing on its way out.”


“”—You keep asking why your work isn’t enough, and I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. You are allowed to just live.”


“”I didn’t choose impermanence,” Mosscap said. “The originals did, but I did not. I had to learn my circumstances just as you did.”       “Then how,” Dex said, “how does the idea of maybe being meaningless sit well with you?”       Mosscap considered. ”Because I know that no matter what, I’m wonderful,” it said. There was nothing arrogant about the statement, nothing flippant or brash. It was merely an acknowledgment, a simple truth shared.”
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pastelkerstin's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Cozy queernormative solarpunk
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mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

5.0

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nicoley3's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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skudiklier's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • 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

I absolutely adored this book. The first couple of chapters were okay; I was interested in the world, and appreciated having a nonbinary protagonist. But once we got into the rest of the story, I fell in love, and couldn't stop reading. I can't wait for the second book to come out. I love these characters, and the conversations they have. 
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lacee's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? Yes
This is a new favorite not for the entertainment value but for the message and the themes this book represents. I actually DNF'd this twice and wasn't sure if this story was clicking for me. It wasn't until I relaxed and just let the story flow that I realized this was exactly what I needed most right now. In fact, by the end, I was convinced this story was meant for me, at this exact moment in my life. I know that sounds corny and dramatic as hell, sorry! 

A Psalm for the Wild-Built is a story that examines the meaning of life's purpose. A story that will ease the doubting voices in your head, encouraging you to stop awhile to enjoy the life you were gifted. This story, (inadvertently, or not) will point out the privilege of being alive while helping you cope with the realization that it's okay to just exist and enjoy the small comforts that life brings because "just existing" is a valid purpose of life too. 

"Then how," Dex said, "how does the idea of maybe being meaningless sit well with you?" Mosscap considered. "Because I know that no matter what, I'm wonderful," it said. 

This quote had me sobbing and I couldn't help but share. 
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