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sarahmelized_onions's review against another edition
5.0
My heart is so full. Thank you Becky Chambers for writing an imagined future like this one. I love the sort of science fiction where the science is anthropology and sociology. This is a book in the tradition of Ursula K. LeGuin, and it makes me proud just to be human.
hungeberg's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
4.75
barrit89's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-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
dr_ew's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I love the way that Becky Chambers writes, and the world she’s created is awesome. But I’m only giving this one three stars because it wasn’t nearly as engaging as the first two in the series. I didn’t find the characters as compelling in this one. Since there were so many characters whose stories were almost entirely disconnected, I found it difficult to get invested. I know all of the stories link up at some point, but it’s not until very late in the book. I’m still glad I gave this a read, but I’m hoping that the next book feels a bit more like the first two.
katieinca's review against another edition
3.0
I do enjoy this universe, and Chambers' characters, and I liked this book, but not as well as the previous two. It's less story, more character-study-with-meditation-on-some-themes than her other two books, or than the cover might lead you to believe. Some things happen, but they aren't always... the point. I don't hate that, but I don't love it. If you hate it, this book will bother you.
I don't have a problem with five POV characters - that can be fun. But if four of the five interact with at least one of the others, then the remaining one feels like an aside.
I thought it was an interesting choice the way she'd end a character right before what might have been an interesting scene, but one that you could probably predict about how it was going to go, and then pick up way later, and you can just assume it probably went about he way you'd expect. I'm still not sure whether that was an efficiency that really worked for her, or whether it left things feeling thin.
I don't have a problem with five POV characters - that can be fun. But if four of the five interact with at least one of the others, then the remaining one feels like an aside.
I thought it was an interesting choice the way she'd end a character right before what might have been an interesting scene, but one that you could probably predict about how it was going to go, and then pick up way later, and you can just assume it probably went about he way you'd expect. I'm still not sure whether that was an efficiency that really worked for her, or whether it left things feeling thin.
whoevencaresthen's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
blueberrytrees's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Another solid entry in the Wayfarers series. I think this is my least favorite, but there is still much to like here. The star of the show is still the worldbuilding. Chambers has clearly thought deeply about how to build the ideal self-sustaining space colony, including all of its flaws. If you want to read about fully automated space communism in a way that harkens back to Walden Two by B.F. Skinner, this is your book.
crimsoncor's review against another edition
4.0
Slower and more diffuse than the other books in the series. Not less interesting because of that, but probably less memorable.