Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

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

4 reviews

rey_starcatcher's review

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

lastcomment314's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

Join the crew of the Wayfarer on adventures big and small as they make their way through the galaxy on their biggest job yet. The story is told mainly through the eyes of new-to-long-haul-space-travel clerk Rosemary, but gives insights into the lives of the rest of the crew as well. I really enjoyed getting to see snippets of the lives of everyone on the crew, and how it made you sympathetic to all of the characters, even those who are less likeable at the onset. And as the different pieces of their lives interact with each other, the larger things that the story wants to emphasize start to come together beautifully. It's a story that celebrates humanity, but also aliens. It's a story that celebrates diversity, in many wonderful, beautiful flavors. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Cursing, and Colonisation

Minor: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Gun violence, Blood, Classism, and War

singalana's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Hate crime, Medical content, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Alcohol, and Gun violence

mandaraffe's review

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

I loved it so much there’s like literally no plot but it’s perfect. If you like spending time in a lovely, imaginative, expansive world with characters that feel like true friends, this book is for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Medical content, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Colonisation, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, and Abandonment

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual content, Slavery, and Trafficking