Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Долгий путь к маленькой сердитой планете by Becky Chambers

139 reviews

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, War, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Violence, Sexual content, and Drug use

sydneyjn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

I'm only not giving this a full 5* because I'm so picky on my 5*.  This was a lovely scifi book.  I laughed, and I did that silent cry in bed where tears are just falling down your face and you don't really acknowledge it.  It had some trope-y issues, but the crew of the Wayfarer was so fun, and I look forward to the next adventure.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia and War

mxawprince's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

1.5

I know this book was written in 3014, and that it's a first novel, but (amongst many other similar things) there's an autistic-coded character that in the end gets "cured". Blegh.
I'll probably read something more recent from this author to see if it gets better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Colonisation, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Gun violence, Xenophobia, Genocide, Racism, and War

Minor: Chronic illness, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, Gun violence, and Fatphobia

novella42's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

I love this book too much to do it justice with a review. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Terminal illness, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: War

Minor: Genocide, Animal death, Sexual content, and Drug use

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

This is just as wonderful as everyone says it is. This sort of slice-of-life thing in a Sci-Fi setting really works for me, but it's the characters are really that shine here. If you love a big cast you can emotionally invest in, this is the book for you. I can see why some might find it a bit boring, but for me it was damn near perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Torture, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Blood, Child death, Grief, Alcohol, War, Vomit, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement and Cursing

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful relaxing sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Confinement, Violence, Vomit, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Medical content and Blood

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, and War

phantomgecko's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? No

5.0

I love the galaxy created in this book. The situation, the technology, the aliens. The characters are diverse and varying levels of loveable. As in all good sci-fi, fascinating ethics questions are asked.

I wish I was better at taking descriptions of the alien species and converting them to actual figures in my brain. These are not an assortment of humanoids with little tweaks but a wide array of body types and cultures. Just A++ world building here. I'm looking forward to exploring more of the galaxy in the subsequent books.

All of the technobabble makes the reading a bit dense at times. Tbh, it took me a lot longer to read than I expected, and I took several breaks.

Would recommend if love aliens. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Death, Xenophobia, and War

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

Plot: 3.5★
Prose: 3★
Pace: 3.5★
Concept/Execution: 4★/2.75★
Characters: 3★
Worldbuilding: 4★
Ending: 3★

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Cursing, Confinement, Gun violence, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Grief, War, and Terminal illness

Minor: Blood, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

lycheeteareads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.25

I loved how cozy and lived in this books felt, while also being really thoughtful on challenging your perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Xenophobia, Terminal illness, and War

Minor: Genocide, Sexual content, and Drug use

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Confinement, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Blood, Racism, Violence, War, Medical content, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cursing