Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

106 reviews

dwayn_o's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

An absolutely lovely read. 
(Even with dyslexia was the tech-babble that is ever present in sci-fi very comprehensible!)

Every character got their moment to shine,  at their best and at their worst which was heartwarming to read. It truely felt like we were part of the crew as well.  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief, Gun violence, and War

amschelly153's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative 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? No

5.0

Becky Chambers is a remarkable author who always manages to make a story intriguing and still cozy.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

lmfry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Violence, and War

Moderate: Colonisation and Grief

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Medical content

refrejarator's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing tense fast-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

5.0

No joke, this is now my favourite book. I've never had one before, so this means a lot to me. 

The Long Way was refreshing, healing, humorous, and reflective in ways that made my heart hurt and my chest light. This is exactly what I needed in my life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, Hate crime, Medical content, Racial slurs, War, Grief, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Racism and xenophobia is applied to extra terrestrial creatures, does not relate to POCs. There are neo pronouns and they/them pronouns as plural (significant to plot and not derogatory).

_david_'s review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

For the first time in a long while I cried while reading. Not only that, but I cried twice withing half an hour. First in a sad way, then in a happy way.

I cannot remember any book who had this many rounded characters written in such an excellent way. The whole crew of the Wayfarer was made up out of characters who each had their own unique stories and personalities. Each character was put in the spotlight multiple times without it feeling jarring.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Grief, Confinement, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Colonisation, Chronic illness, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Death

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Incest, War, Xenophobia, Dementia, Drug use, Gun violence, and Medical content

There is a main characters with a big focus on their clan being led by a religion/cult. The present main belief is quite similar to anti-vaccination/medicine mindsets. Character's name

Ohan/Sianat pair

How the arch goes

the main cast meets people who questioned the religion and now went against its beliefs and feel free. Ohan sticks with their belief, this leads to them almost dying. When they're about to die, somebody gives them a medicine and forces Ohan to give up their religion. Ohan is happy about it afterwards.

sakeriver's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? No

5.0

This is the third Becky Chambers book I’ve read and I think it’s safe to say she’s become one of my favorite writers. This book is just so decent. It feels loving, both to the characters and to the reader. It’s exactly what I wanted and needed right now. I will absolutely be reading the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Violence

linblythe_pub22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing 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

Moderate: Violence and Grief

Minor: Child death, Medical content, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicide attempt, War, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Sexual content, and Blood

rey_starcatcher's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

This book has become quite a comfort to me.  There’s one small part that pings a personal anxiety, but I just skip over it when I re-read.  It’s so worth it to experience this phenomenal story!!  The cast of characters is fascinating and delightful.  Everyone is so unique, but everyone is also fleshed out enough that you really do have a strong sense of them all.  I grew attached to them all almost immediately.  I am not one to normally re-read books, but I think I read this 3 times last year.  It’s a delight, and I hope you think so too!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Grief

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

Minor: Torture, Blood, and Death

dev921's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, War, Genocide, Grief, and Gun violence

chelseazhao's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

If you’re looking for a slow build, character focused story then this is for you.

I absolutely loved taking my time with this and just experiencing the world (universe?) that Becky Chambers created.

This book does focus less on a fast paced plot and more on characters and their relationships with others.

This was the perfect read for people that love Firefly and Mass Effect. And it is something that I could totally see as a tv show.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Terminal illness