Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

La Galaxie vue du sol by Becky Chambers

69 reviews

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

Obviously I cried, if you don’t cry reading a Becky Chambers book I’m worried about you. It was slice of life ish with also having a plot. I loved the way she wrote the conflict between the characters and how it was resolved but no one was “wrong.” Just another amazing book. 

Sci-Fi, Philosophical Discussions, Culture Clash 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

anna_brawn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Like every book in this series, there's a bit of a slow entry into this world, and then you become immersed and fall in love with every single character. Here the tie to previous characters is through Pei, who I loved getting to know more, but every character was a revelation - so caring on their own, and also discovering the care and support and thoughtfulness from every other character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Xenophobia

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

teetasse's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Medical content, and War

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 against another edition

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

hanz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Medical content

arinheck's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

Started a little slow but ended so strong. I laughed, I cringed, I gasped, and I cried. A brilliant way to end my new favourite series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and War

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Slavery, and War

waqupi'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content and Xenophobia

Moderate: Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Genocide

Minor: War

beautifulpaxielreads'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? No

4.5

I'm sad that Becky Chambers' brilliant Wayfarers series has come to an end.
 
This series filled as it is with love, compassion, and kindness, is a soothing balm in an increasingly unkind world ‐ and this final book in the quartet is no different.

This is not a book to read if you want fast-paced action, because beyond the brief triggering incident that brings the main characters together, not a lot actually happens.

These books are all about humanity, and it's such a clever idea of Chambers to use aliens as a conduit to explore its many facets.

Galaxy is about family, about doing what makes you happy, about learning to disagree respectfully, about the beauty in everyday life.

I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Colonisation

Moderate: Genocide, War, and Pregnancy