Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

23 reviews

the_reading_wren's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

A fantastic end to the series that ties up some loose ends from the other books and dives deeper into some of the big topics raised earlier in the series. I think this might be my favourite Wayfarers book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deportation, Racism, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Medical content, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Ableism

crystalisreading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Medical content

Moderate: Chronic illness, War, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

Minor: Genocide

_david_'s review

hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

5.0

I have never loved a set of characters more. They feel so real. The book was about a small private dome filled with kindness and people learning about eachother and understanding eachother. There were so many beautiful moments and I couldn't have asked for a better ending to this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Classism, Cultural appropriation, Medical content, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Infertility, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Pregnancy

transfluff's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit and Body horror

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? No

4.75

I didn't expect to like this book even better than the other three, but it is probably my favourite one in this series. Although I suppose it could be read as a standalone, the careful world building over the three previous books really pays off. The plot is minimal: five very different people are stranded on a remote planet for a few days and get to know each other. This may not sound like a gripping story, but I was absorbed and I feel like the characters are my friends now. 
My only complaint is that this is seemingly the last book in the series. I would read many more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy

Minor: War, Colonisation, and Sexual content

eleanora's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Medical content, Alcohol, War, and Colonisation

annamorgan27's review against another edition

hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Plot: 3.75★
Prose: 3★
Pace: 4★
Concept/Execution: 4.5★/3.25★
Characters: 3.25★
Worldbuilding: 4.75★
Ending: 3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Cursing, Deportation, Grief, Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Confinement

Minor: Gun violence, Violence, Vomit, and War

nukie19'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

athryn's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

Really enjoyed this whole series, and this was a good one to go out on, although honestly Chambers could come back to this setting any old time she wants as far as I'm concerned.

I really enjoyed the premise of just a bunch of people stuck at an interstellar truck stop, and what happens when you stick all those personalities together. Very different from most of the Scifi I read, but also incredibly enjoyable. Made me tear up a couple of times.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: War and Xenophobia