Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

48 reviews

foreverinastory's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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 knew I would like this one, but I didn't expect the ending to make me cry! THE NERVE!

Rep: AI MC, genderfluid alien side character, various alien races, queer-normative world.

CWs: Animal death (killing/eating of wild dogs), blood, child abuse, confinement (to spaceship/human shaped body), cursing, death, abandonment, medical content, mild violence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, and Cursing

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Medical content, and Violence

ehmannky's review against another edition

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 think it's hard for sequels to live up to the premise of the first novel, but A Closed and Common Orbit just blew The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet out of the water for me. And that is saying something because I liked that book quite a lot. It's a book about personhood and family and battling the abusive systems that make us with the power of community and the family that we choose. It's about tackling our biases about ourselves and others. It's about healing from the grief that comes when your life gets radically changed in a way beyond your control (I read Sidra's struggle to adapt to being in a body very analogous to learning to adapt to my own disabilities) that disconnects you from your body and personhood. And it's just a book with empathy and kindness at its core. A beautiful read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Animal death

Moderate: Violence, Confinement, Medical content, Slavery, and Grief

Minor: Vomit

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

My opinion on AI is always dependent on the universe it's in, but this one knocked it out of the park. It's such a beautiful start about found family and figuring out who you are and what you want and need.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

mtht's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Blood, Deadnaming, and Drug use

clacksee's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

Lovelace is the AI that manages the Wayfarer — until she finds herself freshly rebooted, no memories, and migrated to a human body. Pepper, my favourite character from Long Way, finds herself playing mother-figure to Lovelace.

Becky Chambers is the supreme ruler of character-driven science fiction. No one else creates characters that readers get deeply invested in quite like she does. She gives us the very best of found family.

My one complaint about The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet was the lack of a clear, cohesive plot. The characters in this book are every bit as compelling — possibly even more so. But what separates the two books is that this one follows a more traditional story arc.

If you’re someone who lives for action-heavy, bang-bang-pew-pew science fiction, this might not be your bag. But if you (like me) love story that puts the focus on the people, you’re going to love this one.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Animal death, Confinement, Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Xenophobia

futureofmydays's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• 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: Animal death, Blood, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Body horror

Minor: Death

toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved this book, it had the perfect level of continuation for a sequel, while also exploring new characters and elements of the world. Really looking forward to reading more of this series and getting more expansion 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Animal death, Vomit, Slavery, Grief, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, and Death

troisha's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Ableism, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Medical content, Violence, Vomit, and Xenophobia