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A review by peripetia
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
I tried a book by Chambers years ago, I think it was The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, and it did not work for me at all. I dnf'd very early on because I found the exposition clunky. At the time I complained that she was too in love with the world she had created.
But I've been thinking that I never gave her a fair chance, so I decided to try again. Unfortunately, her writing still did not work for me.
This is not because her books are bad or she's a bad writer, this style is very much just not for me.
I can't deal with the gushing and the whimsical and the optimism and the utopia. The audiobook narrator was good - she actually acted - but I cringed listening to her peppy marveling.
A lot of people really love these books and that's wonderful. I totally get why these are so comforting for people. I think this is like a warm hug and this is like a nice cup of tea type of books just aren't for me.
But I've been thinking that I never gave her a fair chance, so I decided to try again. Unfortunately, her writing still did not work for me.
This is not because her books are bad or she's a bad writer, this style is very much just not for me.
I can't deal with the gushing and the whimsical and the optimism and the utopia. The audiobook narrator was good - she actually acted - but I cringed listening to her peppy marveling.
A lot of people really love these books and that's wonderful. I totally get why these are so comforting for people. I think this is like a warm hug and this is like a nice cup of tea type of books just aren't for me.