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A review by ritabriar
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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
5.0
This series takes another turn, this time with only a tenuous connection to the crew from book #1. (One of the families in the story is related to the captain of the ship.)
This book is an in-depth study of society, how it's structured, and how we care for and neglect each other.
At the same time, it has rich, well-developed characters who each have their own personalities. The seemingly-unrelated stories of each do intersect and affect each other, resulting in major life changes for many of them.
This book is an in-depth study of society, how it's structured, and how we care for and neglect each other.
At the same time, it has rich, well-developed characters who each have their own personalities. The seemingly-unrelated stories of each do intersect and affect each other, resulting in major life changes for many of them.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Colonisation
Explosion of a colony space ship happens in the introduction, but it forms the historical setting of other events.
Death is of a point of view character due to accidental air-pressure explosion
Cultural gatekeeping, both to an outside academic and someone trying to re-connect to his cultural heritage