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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
61 reviews
rey_starcatcher's review against another edition
- 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
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
- 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
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
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
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.
Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Terminal illness
miles's review against another edition
- 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
First of all, all the crew members are absolutely lovely and the ones you don’t like at first, you still warm up to (at least I did, and there was only the one for me). Either way, they are all very compelling characters and I wish we could stay with them for longer, but the book does a very good job in giving us insight into all of their personal and cultural backstories and it’s brilliantly done.
On that note, love love love all the different species and cultures Chambers has cooked up. Some very interesting stuff and lots to make you ponder about our society and how it might be changed for the better. Though I feel like for some of the things I’d love to implement, we’d have to start from scratch (which is a-ok by me tbh). I absolutely love Aandrisk family structure and relations and would honestly love to have our society work like that.
But yeah, so much good shit, 10/10 will absolutely revisit at some point in the future. Effortlessly queer. Found family. So bloody lovely.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Death
Moderate: Grief and Xenophobia
Minor: War
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, War, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief
Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail
anxiety from trauma, ableismlynxpardinus's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Death, Grief, Medical content, and War
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Gore, Gun violence, Police brutality, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Ableism, and Slavery
Minor: Pregnancy, Deportation, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry
bergha1998's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Found Family, Romance Subplots
“We cannot blame ourselves for the wars our parents start. Sometimes the very best thing we can do is walk away.”
“You found something dark within your own house, and you are wondering how much of it has rubbed off on you.”
“The truth is, Rosemary, that you are capable of anything. Good or bad. You always have been, and you always will be. Given the right push, you, too, could do horrible things. That darkness exists within all of us.”
“All any of us can do—is work to be something positive instead. That is a choice that every sapient must make every day of their life. The universe is what we make of it. It’s up to you to decide what part you will play.”
“How much of me is actually you?”
Graphic: Murder, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Racism, Violence, Cursing, Drug use, Colonisation, Confinement, Racial slurs, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Police brutality, and War
maddie_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Minor: Deportation, Infertility, Racism, War, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Drug use, Slavery, Colonisation, Trafficking, Sexual content, and Racial slurs
foxclcves's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Police brutality
Moderate: Animal death and Cursing
Minor: Alcohol, Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, War, Medical trauma, Genocide, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Racism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
nolalee's review against another edition
- 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
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet is one of the most perfect cozy science fiction novels. How can something so out of this world be so down to earth? Chambers creates an ensemble cast of species and characters, dialogue, and provoking thought experiments that are innately grounded in a not so far future reality. Human captain Ashby Santoso of The Wayfarer and his interspecies space tunneling crew (the interstate highway road crew, if you will, of this science fiction story) acquire a job that will take them to the outer edges of their known galaxy. Following the Wayfarer Crew to metropolitan planet hops and backwater moons, we are transported to a beautifully visual and visceral science fiction universe bursting with the full range of life's ups and downs.
I adore this book and this series. I find myself re-reading the Wayfarers series yearly and I always come back to the main focus of these books: what does it mean to be a person, alive and experiencing this world? The warmth radiating from these spacefaring chapters will call to you like an interstellar beacon to continue picking up this series again and again.
Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War