Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Record of a Spaceborn Few, by Becky Chambers

11 reviews

andloveistoolong's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Alcohol, and Chronic illness

Minor: Death of parent, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

librarymouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

This book is a wish for a kinder future. It's optimistic while still being firmly rooted in realism.

Spoiler

Sawyer's story arc and death, while upsetting, was realistic. It was a great catalyst for the changes made to the way that the fleet treats the returning descendants of former residents. I'm glad that we got to see more of Sunny and Eyas as friends beyond their work. Tessa being able to create a home in which her family feels safe and Isabel training Kip to continue the living memory of the fleet feel like a perfect way to round off the book.

one of the things that I love the most about these books is that our heroes aren't fighting to save the universe. They're not struggling against a catastrophic war. And in the rare cases they're escaping apocalypse/catastrophe, what we see isn't statistical odds and the military. We see people surviving and thriving.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Death, Colonisation, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

innerweststreetlibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

I enjoyed this too, but found it a slower read than the previous ones. It was a bit more challenging to keep track of all the different characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

acemummerz's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Death, Violence, Murder, Medical content, and Bullying

hannahrogers's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Alcohol and Confinement

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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 was expecting more of an emotional punch with the ending of this one like I got in A Closed and Common Orbit, but alas I didn't get that here.

Rep: WLW octogenarian couple, achillean male MC, queer-normative world, several alien races.

CWs: Alcohol consumption, death and mass death, drug use, grief, mental illness (PTSD), consensual sexual content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, and Sexual content

purplatypus's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Bullying

vanadiumbean's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Xenophobia

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• 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

4.25

I love these books because the detail is so well thought out, almost all of the tech and traditions make such logical sense. The detail is incredible, the descriptions are entrancing, and the characters are relatable. I'm sad I only have one more in the series, but I'll be keeping an eye on Becky Chambers for new releases in the future.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Grief, Murder, and Xenophobia

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Medical content, and Sexual content