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4.35 AVERAGE
4.35 AVERAGE
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
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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:
N/A
Protect Mosscap at all fucking costs.
This might be one of the few books where I would want to live in, to be honest. How such a short and simple story can pack this big of a punch is literally beyond me, I wish for 50 more of these.
This might be one of the few books where I would want to live in, to be honest. How such a short and simple story can pack this big of a punch is literally beyond me, I wish for 50 more of these.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Complicated
Beautiful imagery. Story of growth. Refreshing, thoughtful. Not super into main character.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
adventurous
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:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The wilderness was not known for letting the foolish return.
I'm a firm believer that there's a Becky Chambers book out there for everyone. What I don't know is if I've exceeded my quota. I really enjoyed The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. But what if that’s it for me? What if I only get that one?
So what I'm saying is that A Psalm for the Wild-Built was no balm for my soul in particular, but I understand it's someone else's cup of tea. I think it was mostly the writing and tone of the book — naive, yet edgy at the same time?
Anyway, I'm not done with Becky. Far from it! I'm tackling To Be Taught, If Fortunate next.
hopeful
reflective
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
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:
Yes
I went into this book having it been highly recommended as a perfect book, but I've got to say it just didn't strike a strong cord with me. I think primarily it was that I disliked the tone and voice that the main character Dex spoke and thought in, and didn't really find them to be a likeable character--nor did I find them to be particularly effective at their job despite the story telling me they were...they didn't really show it.
I became more interested with the introduction of the robot Mosscap and related more to its general curiosity about the world and interest in understanding humanity and purpose. Still, Mosscap doesn't come in until later in this very short book and the ruminations of humanity don't really delve as deep as I'd wanted them to, personally. It kind of felt like baby's first steps into philosophy and existentialism rather than what had been described to me as a book that changed the way you thought about life...but maybe that's just me! I think if this story had been longer, with a heavier focus on descriptive worldbuilding (in which the setting was one of the most interesting facets for me!) more complete and the whole plot not feeling so rushed through maybe I would have liked it more. But then again, the voice Dex was written in was irritating throughout, so maybe not.
I became more interested with the introduction of the robot Mosscap and related more to its general curiosity about the world and interest in understanding humanity and purpose. Still, Mosscap doesn't come in until later in this very short book and the ruminations of humanity don't really delve as deep as I'd wanted them to, personally. It kind of felt like baby's first steps into philosophy and existentialism rather than what had been described to me as a book that changed the way you thought about life...but maybe that's just me! I think if this story had been longer, with a heavier focus on descriptive worldbuilding (in which the setting was one of the most interesting facets for me!) more complete and the whole plot not feeling so rushed through maybe I would have liked it more. But then again, the voice Dex was written in was irritating throughout, so maybe not.