Reviews

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

heather_sl's review against another edition

5.0

This is a Hugo award winning novella that I would definitely not pick up on my own to read, but I'm so glad our book club selected it this month. I would categorize this as a sweet, lovely sci-fi although most people don't think of sci-fi as sweet and lovely. The two main characters are a tea monk and a robot. It's a story about kindness, friendship and living in harmony with nature. It also brings up the question of purpose and whether having a purpose is really necessary for living a fulfilling life. Dex, the tea monk, is nonbinary, so it took me awhile to get used to the usage of they, their, them, etc, but I eventually did. I loved the ending of this sweet story, and I'm looking forward to reading the second book.

rachelchadfield's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

geohound's review against another edition

5.0

Endearing and relaxing *immediately starts next book*

mainarcana's review against another edition

2.0

Was a DNF for me

scifiandgaultier's review

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

elyssawizard's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

spaghetti_sauce's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

pieceofmind's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

malinhalia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

j315's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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? Yes

4.75

this book is utopianism written correctly. The characters inner turmoils are the focus of the book, from within a society that does support them but fundamentally cannot grant them the fulfillment they need to find within themselves.