Reviews

Record of a Spaceborn Few, by Becky Chambers

katieconrad's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

shellig93's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

4.5

alexisgracev22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

hev139's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.0

venealosille's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

robeanchico's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

crafty_crow's review against another edition

5.0

I love this series, because Becky Chambers writes in a sci-fi universe with heart, which is to say that the science-fiction is the background, while the characters have primary importance. In this, we see what the Exodus Fleet that was mentioned in Book 1, and in passing in Book 2, in greater detail. We understand more what human refugees from Earth left, and what they preserved. We get to see what life is like among the stars.

When I first started reading this, I thought The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet was what it means to be a family, even if not by relation, and A Closed and Common Orbit was about what it means to be human.

But I think that's wrong. I think Book 1 is about the importance of family. I think Book 2 is about the importance of the individual, and what it means to be a person. And Book 3 is the exploration of the importance of society. They're sneaky-smart books. They're fun books. They're books I will read again.

wanderwithabook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

danburn's review against another edition

4.0

This had quite a different feel to the other books in the series. Told through various perspectives, the state of the humans living in their colony ships orbiting a star as members of the galactic civilization is not epic or majestic, but honest and realistic. Humans are a minor member of the civilization, newcomers who ruined their home world and were forced out into the stars. There is a sense of the inevitability of this way of life. The book starts a bit slowly but builds to a very satisfying conclusion, even though it’s more an ethnographic survey than a novel.