A review by ehmannky
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

I think I like each book of the Wayfarers more than the last. There's just something so beautiful about the way Chambers balances how her cast of characters deals with the clash of a desire for change and new with the desire for things to remain as they are. It's another quiet scifi novel. There are barely any aliens in this one, but there are so many big themes of belonging and home and purpose and I just love it. That's not to say that there is nothing that happens (they most certainly do!), but like the rest of the Wayfarer series, it's just so much more focused on the ways that beings relate to one another and their place in the universe. 
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