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To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

peashooterpatty's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

5.0

rmur's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I’ve loved the character interactions in other Becky Chambers books, and the character interactions just aren’t the focus of this novella.  It was okay, but not what I look for when I think Becky Chambers.

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zmull's review

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5.0

Becky Chambers is always great and this novella is no exception. To Be Taught follows four astronauts as the survey extra-solar planets and adapt to each's unique properties.. The story has a lovely classic hard sf feel with strong characters. Highly recommended.

bensbooknook's review

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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

olyts's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

4.25

courtneyfisher's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.25

asnook29's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

sleepyan's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

laurenb's review

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1.0

Hated this. Thought I would enjoy it based on the reviews, but nope. It wasn’t good

popsan27's review

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

4.0