Reviews tagging 'War'

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

17 reviews

iaraya's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Death, Body horror, War, and Death of parent

The space exploration mission lasts for 80 years. The characters deal with the fact that when they return, most people they know will be dead.

Over the decades, they receive news from Earth, both innovation and wars/disaster. In one extended scene, a character grieves after learning her hometown has been destroyed. Later, they stop receiving transmissions and learn that Earth civilisation has been devastated by an apocalyptic event. Another spaceship crew makes contact, but is implied to have died upon reentry to Earth.

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Ohh I love this, just like everything else Becky Chambers writes. This is different from the other books I've read by her, but still absolutely engaging and interesting and compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Death

Minor: War

readingsofaslinky's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Dysphoria, Abandonment, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, War, and Suicide attempt

massivepizzacrust's review

emotional reflective medium-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? No

4.5

I loved so much about this book but I've never read an ambiguous ending I liked, so if you're like me you should know that going in. There were several scenes that made me tear up even in this short of a time. I want to hug all of these characters and I'm going to spend some time staring into space now (pun intended)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent and War

cgn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-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? No

4.75

Wow, my heart. I felt so immersed. As I was reading I just had the feeling of “this is what reading is meant to feel like.” This book transported me to another world. Exactly what I wanted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Grief

Minor: War

dania_'s review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

She's done it again folks!!!!!! Becky Chambers really knows how to write in the most human way I have ever seen. She brings out such emotional, visceral reactions in me with everything she writes. This one was so gorgeously done. I don't even know what to say except read this novel. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: War and Suicidal thoughts

whylal's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Confinement, Medical content, and War