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A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

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eabreu's review

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adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

4.75

tupa42's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.75

heather_sl's review against another edition

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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.