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A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

26 reviews

desiderat's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Infertility

ashyouwish's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Cursing, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol

starlessnights's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Bullying, Abandonment, and Death

Minor: Vomit

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

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

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