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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers
"The universe is what we make of it. It's up to you to decide what part you will play." ~ The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.
Book Review:
Wow! Just wow! This book is just incredible. It made me feel all sorts of emotions that I didn't know I could feel. It's like a big, warm, comforting embrace disguised as a Sci-Fi book. I think it's fair to say it deserves a place on my list of best books of the year.
Unlike most Sci-Fi books, this isn't about the big Galactic space battles or the killer alien races or exploding planets/stars/spaceships. In fact, this book doesn't have much action at all, but it also didn't need it. This book is about the people (or should I say sapients?) It's clear that Becky Chambers wasn't trying to create an epic Sci-Fi series, but rather her own, slow paced, character driven, small scale story about an inter-species crew of average Tunnellers doing their job... Creating wormholes to allow quicker travel between different planets and galaxies.
I've never known a book to focus so heavily on character building. From the amiable Captain, the loving pilot, the fun but scatty mechanics, the adorable Dr Chef, and, of course, the dependable and friendly Artificial Intelligence (definitely nothing like HAL 9000). Each character is brilliantly built, especially those of a different alien race. We learn all there is to know about these creatures. What they look like, the differences in their social lives, the history of their race, what led them to leave their home worlds to work in space, how they communicate, what they eat... That's mostly what this 400 page books focuses on, and it never gets boring because Chambers makes you care so much about all of the characters (at the end, I found I was even starting to like Corbin, or at least feel sorry for him).
The action scenes in this book are few and far between, but when they arrive they're brilliantly executed and probably more impactive because the characters are so lovable.
If you're after a character driven book, this is it. If you're after a great Sci-Fi book, look no further. If you want to feel emotions in a book, you've found it.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
Book Review:
Wow! Just wow! This book is just incredible. It made me feel all sorts of emotions that I didn't know I could feel. It's like a big, warm, comforting embrace disguised as a Sci-Fi book. I think it's fair to say it deserves a place on my list of best books of the year.
Unlike most Sci-Fi books, this isn't about the big Galactic space battles or the killer alien races or exploding planets/stars/spaceships. In fact, this book doesn't have much action at all, but it also didn't need it. This book is about the people (or should I say sapients?) It's clear that Becky Chambers wasn't trying to create an epic Sci-Fi series, but rather her own, slow paced, character driven, small scale story about an inter-species crew of average Tunnellers doing their job... Creating wormholes to allow quicker travel between different planets and galaxies.
I've never known a book to focus so heavily on character building. From the amiable Captain, the loving pilot, the fun but scatty mechanics, the adorable Dr Chef, and, of course, the dependable and friendly Artificial Intelligence (definitely nothing like HAL 9000). Each character is brilliantly built, especially those of a different alien race. We learn all there is to know about these creatures. What they look like, the differences in their social lives, the history of their race, what led them to leave their home worlds to work in space, how they communicate, what they eat... That's mostly what this 400 page books focuses on, and it never gets boring because Chambers makes you care so much about all of the characters (at the end, I found I was even starting to like Corbin, or at least feel sorry for him).
The action scenes in this book are few and far between, but when they arrive they're brilliantly executed and probably more impactive because the characters are so lovable.
If you're after a character driven book, this is it. If you're after a great Sci-Fi book, look no further. If you want to feel emotions in a book, you've found it.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5