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anniekg's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this one. It was my second fave of the Wayfarer series, and it left an impact on me. The imaginings of what is possible for humanity helped me feel hopeful in a way I rarely do these days with the mess we're in.
page_boy's review against another edition
5.0
Brilliant, as always. These books forever feel like home
rebeccacgordon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
pinkdino88's review against another edition
4.0
Becky Chambers novels are a master class in balance:
♡ A very character focused sci-fi with great workbuilding. She balances both elements in ways that build on each other. I know the world because of the way the characters exist and feel about it. I appreciate that in comparison to a lot of sci-fi traditionally which centers warfare and politics she approaches in from a very smaller and more day to day perspective. But the world she creates is so very rich and so easy to get lost within.
♡Balancing following multiple peoples POVs for different chapters and yet I feel like I really know the characters really well. Sometimes I read books with multiple POV and feel like I don't know the characters enough or really prefer one - this has never a problem for me with her books.
- Being to me cozy sci-fi/slice of life feeling whilst not shying away from heavier topics. Her books feel simultaneously like a hug and tackle in a sensitive and beautiful way existential topics.
Also I loved the lesbian representation in this book so much. Its so simple but so heart warming.
♡ A very character focused sci-fi with great workbuilding. She balances both elements in ways that build on each other. I know the world because of the way the characters exist and feel about it. I appreciate that in comparison to a lot of sci-fi traditionally which centers warfare and politics she approaches in from a very smaller and more day to day perspective. But the world she creates is so very rich and so easy to get lost within.
♡Balancing following multiple peoples POVs for different chapters and yet I feel like I really know the characters really well. Sometimes I read books with multiple POV and feel like I don't know the characters enough or really prefer one - this has never a problem for me with her books.
- Being to me cozy sci-fi/slice of life feeling whilst not shying away from heavier topics. Her books feel simultaneously like a hug and tackle in a sensitive and beautiful way existential topics.
Also I loved the lesbian representation in this book so much. Its so simple but so heart warming.
brushelsprouts's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
4.5
multayfaceted's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
ljw's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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? It's complicated
4.25
nishiotwo's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
4.0
This was an amazing series. I think the first was the best, the second was alright, and the third was great. I enjoyed learning about the Fleet, as it was mentioned only in passing before. The multiple perspectives was confusing at times, and Tessa’s was really the only one that didn’t tie in, which was unsatisfying. I really loved the writing style as always.
sydmcgrath's review against another edition
4.0
The unique look at death and life from so many different directions was intriguing. The characters were engaging as always. Becky Chambers really went there with this one.
reidob's review against another edition
4.0
I am quite taken with Becky Chambers' ability to create a believable and rational world from such a fragmented universe and find a place in it for the severely limited creatures who comprise the human race. I enjoyed the first two books in this series enormously; they were rollicking tales of spacefaring members of the fragile species in concert with other species with whom they have joined forces.
Record of a Spaceborn Few goes in quite a different direction and seems, in fact, to be more of an interlude, a quiet, gentle exploration of the deeper meaning of what it is to be a people so very far from their original home, a people, furthermore, who have so acclimated to life aboard a spaceship that to remain on it even after they have reached a destination seems to them the only natural way to live.
Once again, I am filled with admiration for the restraint the author shows. She seemingly has no need to create a world filled with violence and challenge (though some of that inevitably arises), preferring to show us the deep humanity in all of these beings, even (especially) those who are not human at all.
This book intertwines the stories of many characters; all of these could stand alone as a short story of a life lived in this community. Tessa is a woman living in the environment of the ship that has held her ancestors several generations back. Sawyer is a young man, hungry for adventure, who comes to the ship looking for a different way of life and gets more than he bargains for. Kip is a disaffected teen with no clear idea what to make of his life. Eyas is a caretaker, one of those who sees that the bodies of the dead are reclaimed, with dignity, to be used to feed the earth that grows the food the community eats. Isabel is an Archivist, capturing and organizing the history of this community for those who will come after. Isabel has a guest for much of the book, the Harmagian Ghuh'loloan. It is a measure of Chambers' skill that she deftly weaves these stories into a satisfying whole that leaves us with a much richer understanding of just what it means to be among those Spaceborn Few. In the end, it feels like an honor to have been included.
Record of a Spaceborn Few goes in quite a different direction and seems, in fact, to be more of an interlude, a quiet, gentle exploration of the deeper meaning of what it is to be a people so very far from their original home, a people, furthermore, who have so acclimated to life aboard a spaceship that to remain on it even after they have reached a destination seems to them the only natural way to live.
Once again, I am filled with admiration for the restraint the author shows. She seemingly has no need to create a world filled with violence and challenge (though some of that inevitably arises), preferring to show us the deep humanity in all of these beings, even (especially) those who are not human at all.
This book intertwines the stories of many characters; all of these could stand alone as a short story of a life lived in this community. Tessa is a woman living in the environment of the ship that has held her ancestors several generations back. Sawyer is a young man, hungry for adventure, who comes to the ship looking for a different way of life and gets more than he bargains for. Kip is a disaffected teen with no clear idea what to make of his life. Eyas is a caretaker, one of those who sees that the bodies of the dead are reclaimed, with dignity, to be used to feed the earth that grows the food the community eats. Isabel is an Archivist, capturing and organizing the history of this community for those who will come after. Isabel has a guest for much of the book, the Harmagian Ghuh'loloan. It is a measure of Chambers' skill that she deftly weaves these stories into a satisfying whole that leaves us with a much richer understanding of just what it means to be among those Spaceborn Few. In the end, it feels like an honor to have been included.