Reviews

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

ezra0possum's review against another edition

emotional reflective

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

ignimbrite's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

rach149's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

corijroberts's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

This was an enjoyable conclusion to the Wayfarers series. Tupo was definitely my favorite character.

Note: There were some odd typos. One of the section headers said “Daily 238” instead of “Day 238.” Another said “Dys” instead of “Days.” And the fourth section header was formatted differently than the others. It was labeled “Part 4” (none of the other sections are numbered), and it had the day/year in large font at the end instead of small font at the beginning.

genorgana's review against another edition

5.0

Possibly my favorite of the series so far (yes, I’m finding hard to accept it has actually ended).

A wonderful story of life delightfully “happening” to a group of strangers, who are stuck together due to technical difficulties, waiting to get back to their “actual life”.

As usual, Chambers is a marvel at teasing out emotional tension in everyday interactions. The novelty of her sci-fi is in the characters’ ability to understand themselves, communicate whole heatedly, and have compassion for themselves and others.

myakemovic's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.5

jessicah672's review against another edition

3.0

Solid 3.5. Not as engaging as others in the series but I love the world that Chambers has created. A fun read!

stefreadsallthebooks's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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

4.75

arcadiafaeorin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.0

leila_reads_too_much's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

5.0