Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

48 reviews

samvansam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Confinement

skudiklier's review against another edition

dark 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

I really really liked this. It was different from the first book in the series, and less lighthearted for sure, but Becky Chambers is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. The characters and worlds she builds are amazing and so well thought-out. This book had some darker/sadder elements than I'm used to with other books I've read by her, but not in a bad way. I can't wait to read the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Slavery, Cursing, Dysphoria, Animal death, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abandonment, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Animal cruelty, and Grief

Minor: Infertility, Excrement, War, Vomit, Colonisation, and Mental illness

laurajeangrace's review

emotional hopeful fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Slavery, Child death, Death, Confinement, and Alcohol

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Animal death

beccaand's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

I love the Wayfarer's universe so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Grief, Confinement, and Slavery

Minor: Drug use and Infertility

scribblesbysammy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful relaxing 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

5.0

Although I love the Wayfarer crew more, the plot of this sequel appeals to me more, so I prefer this. The characters were adorable and had real conversations and connections, there was a sense things changed because of the events happening (in a way I felt the first one lacked) and it had the same LGBT+-friendly identity focus that I loved in the first one.
Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child death and Confinement

szuum'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Animal death

the_tridentarii's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, Dysphoria, Slavery, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, and Grief

lilifane's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

I was worried if I would enjoy this book when it's been such a long time since I read first Wayfarers and could barely remember it. Especially the ending. So I was pleasantly surprised that this had not much to do with the first book in the series. But I was also a little irritated because I had expected the story to take place on the Wayfarer, which it doesn't. So I still had a hard time to get into the story for half of the book. Also, the first half is very slooow and very character driven. Not much happens (which could be said for the whole book tbh) but you get to know the characters little by little and the more you do so the more you fall in love with them. And once you're attached to them, you have a lot of feels and want to read on, even if it's just to read about their day-to-day lives. 
So this book has not much of a plot, but it's more about the question of what makes a person a person. It's about loneliness, autonomy and the purpose of life. And it's about friendship and (found) family - my all-time favorite tropes. It's also very wholesome and will leave you all warm and fuzzy at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Grief, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

powkaye's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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

This was such a sweet, heartbreaking story (in some places, overall it’s a triumph). It really finds its legs half way through the book and doesn’t let up until the ending , excellent pacing and world building. Sweet characters that you want to root for it just so nice to read a book like this that, while it has dark moments, is not just grim dark for the sake of grim dark. The heavier elements of the story help you understand the character’s motivations and why they do what they do.
A lovely ending to a well crafted sci-fi story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

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