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I was pretty impressed by the world building considering it’s such a small story without a ton of detail, it felt like the book treated us like a member of this world so it didn’t have to spell things out to us, just give little reminders.

I kept confusing the name of this book with “A Tale for the Time Being”

this really reminded me of Project Hail Mary but if instead of having to prevent both their planets dying the protagonists just had to discover their values and search for a sense of peace. Also much more of a meet cute for the two’s first encounter, though I guess the bear made it a bit less cute

this felt like such a little slice into this world, it truly started with the main character starting the journey to the monastery and ended once they’d arrived.

I do think the book needed to decide a little bit more if it was going to only focus on characters or if it was going to lean a bit more into plot, we had some focus on plot details that either needed to be enhanced or let go of. I think this book could’ve worked just as well if it were just a vignette of Mosscap and Dex’s first meeting and a long conversation over the fire

i really liked Mosscap’s monologue about purpose, the mirroring of how confining a defined purpose was for the robots to how the main character was feeling so overwhelmed looking for their own “true purpose”. Your only job is to just be!!!!!! Say it louder for the people in the back!!! (I’m people)

This book really made me smile a lot. Very cozy and truly invites you in.

I’m off to sit in a cave and watch stalagmites for 30 years :)

bookormr's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

liliannkuu's review against another edition

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

3.75

Sweet book set in a future where humans have figured out a little better way to live without destroying the planet.

I was really relating to the main character's struggle to find meaning and contentment, and their story of moving from a big city to a far away small town is something I have gone through just recently in my own life. However, I found that answering to the lack of meaning in one's life with "Just don't care about it, nothing has meaning anyway!" to be dissappointingly typical and individualistic, even though it is trying to achieve the opposite. I guess, I just wished that the author had read Bookchin and given a holistic, ecological and truly hopeful answer to this existential and philosophical question. Certainly, the story had the perfect setting for it given its environmental themes and conversation about humans and their relation to nature and other beings.

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hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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