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A delightful reflection on the meaning of life. I didn’t know what to expect but I wanted to re-explore Becky Chambers other books. Really loved the gender-neutral characters who didn’t struggle with their gender. It was a fact, acknowledged, and moved on to tell a different story.

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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

5.0

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violerwolf's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.75

A simple story about purpose beyond capitalism and harmony with your environment. I heard lots of good things about this book, but was disappointed by the writing style. Chambers tells you explicitly what characters are thinking and feeling, and tells you how you should feel about the details of this story. The main character(s) have little internal complexity. Due to this simplicity, I felt like I was reading a book intended for middle-high schoolers, and while there’s nothing wrong with YA, I would expect a book billed towards adults to have a lot more to say.

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robinks's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.75

It took me a little while to get a grasp of the world created by Chambers, but I was still able to sit with the deeper questions and debates between Dex and Mosscap.

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazing, no notes, everyone should read this book.

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marieal's review against another edition

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reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

1.5

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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theaceofpages's review against another edition

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emotional relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

I understand why so many people love Becky Chambers now! I finished it after reading a rather uncomfortable chapter in a different book and it brought me peace. I love the love and acceptance in its pages and we even get an agender character? (representation is so rare)

I loved Mosscap and related way too much. I too find myself surrounded by people who seem to know what their interest is while I find everything interesting! I just want to study it all. Whenever I get involved in a project I always develop some kind of side interest that ends up taking up a good chunk of my free time. I would absolutely love to learn more about the robot society! I loved the little snippets we did get. It sounds like a place I would love to live (although I don't know if I'd be welcome). I really hope that we get to see more of this in the next book. I'm a little sad at how short they are (I could have read on much longer) but at least that means it should be available from my library sooner?

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