Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

9 reviews

moonbasket's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? No

5.0

I loved this book. It was awesome to have no human POV characters and to get a more intricate look into Chambers' world building. I love how she writes about language and communication. It was a great conclusion to a series that was unlike an other Sci-Fi series I have ever read. I hope other authors follow her lead.

Also, Chambers shows a true understanding of what being a twin means and uses Speaker and Tracker's relationship well without belittling it or making it an obvious prop. I think their relationship was extremely sweet and realistic. It reminded me a lot of my relationship with my twin sister.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Medical content

Moderate: Alcohol and War

Minor: Ableism, Death, Death of parent, and Colonisation

lemonsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, and Confinement

Moderate: Infertility, Xenophobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Disaster and disaster relief depictions including post disaster confinement and lack of external communication options during medical emergency

brookebatesratesbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Sexual content

flavoredfaeman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Racism, Death of parent, and War

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, and War

skudiklier's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

I absolutely love this series, and I'm so sad to have finished it. This book was so lovely, and I will never get over how well Becky Chambers combines this hopeful diverse utopia with incredible social commentary and complicated issues. There is so much to be learned from this series. Also there were several moments of wholesomeness or hope that just made me tear up (as well as a line from the acknowledgements that just. fully made me cry?? honestly rude).

I'll be recommending this series to anyone I can get to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Vomit, and Murder

jjreads331's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

I don't often rate books 5 stars, even if I love them. In my mind, rating something 5 stars means that I will continue thinking about it for years to come. And that is a high bar to clear.

The Galaxy, and The Ground Within absolutely clears it.  The delicate and humane way that Becky Chambers deals with all her characters makes me want to weep, but joyfully. I love this world that she has created, one that is so similar to ours in but completely and utterly alien. Not to be reductive, but these characters, while all being (literally) alien, are filled with such humanity that you can't help but love them.

This was a wonderful end to one of my favorite series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Genocide, Violence, and War

ehmannky's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

All of the Wayfarer books are spectacular, but this one is just...the best. I loved the emphasis on communication, on finding common ground and understanding another being radically different from you, even if you don't agree or can't accept the point of view of another. It's just a book with so much love and I just adore it. 

The human presence is minimal in this book, with only one person at the very end and then Pei's thoughts of Ashby. I thought I'd find that off putting or find it hard to get into the characters' minds, but none of that applied. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Minor: Death and Xenophobia

troisha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Genocide, Xenophobia, and Medical content

Minor: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, and Vomit