Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

78 reviews

silvae's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Confinement

Moderate: Suicide attempt

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

addie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Grief and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content

waqupi's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content

switchywitchsitch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Freaking excellent. Visionary and creative. The ending (no spoilers) is one that has really stuck with me. I need other people to read it and talk to me about it, because I'm still not done processing six months later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and War

arantzazureads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

Holy shit what did I just read. This was an achingly beautiful, strangely eerie and horrifying gem, something unique I’ve never quite encountered before. It reminded me of Annihilation and The Wanderers at times. Intellectual and reflective without being presumptuous. Fun and funny and sweet without being fluffy or cozy. There were hints of this side of Chambers in the isolation and sadness of the second Wayfarers book but this little jewell is something new entirely. I loved it as an *experience* and I think I’ll be thinking about it for quite some time. Highly recommend the audiobook narration too! As a long-time space exploration lover, this was just perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Dysphoria

ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, and Suicide attempt

beccaand's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

Becky Chamber's writing is always such a treat. And 100% would've wanted to grow up to be Ariadne when I was a kid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Grief and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death, Sexual content, Medical content, and War

librarymouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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 am filled with existential anxiety, but I adore the crew of the Merian. Ariadne is a fun narrator, Elena and Jack add necessary tension, and Chikondi is easy to love. The amorous dynamics of the crew are really neat, and I love how they differ from humanity as it is now. Collectivism and honoring the goals, sacrifices, and ethos of the organization they've loved and believe in overall is a fantastic way to tie up a thought provoking story.
This concept could have easily sent me down a panic spiral, but the groundedness of the crew and their tender and sincere humanity makes this story as comfortable as it can be, given the circumstances.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

cattheteawitchfairy's review against another edition

adventurous reflective fast-paced

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

3.25

I did enjoy this book but it wasn’t anything that shone out to me, like other books I have read by Becky Chambers.

It presents you with beautiful descriptions, scientific explanation for any person and philosophical questions that will keep you thinking after reading.

However, it wasn’t much else; the entire point is to provide the reader with questions in my opinion. 

To conclude, I did enjoy it but it wasn’t anything hugely special.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Cursing