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A review by nicole_reads_everything
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
4.0
This is a very hard book to rate. I listened to it on audiobook, and it was the same narrator of the first two and she continues to be brilliant, but the book somewhat suffers following upon the first. It's a somewhat different narrative style and is telling a somewhat broader story, and while I did ultimately enjoy it and find it effective, I so very much adored the first two books that I did find the departure somewhat disappointing when I might not have if I'd read this one first or read it as a stand-alone (which can absolutely be done).
I also, and this is a completely personal preference, generally don't much enjoy books with multiple POVs. Inevitably there are some I like more than others, which makes the book seem to drag when I'm with the characters I don't enjoy much. It also means that
The pacing here felt slower than the first books, and build more gradual and abstract. As is often the case with multi-POV books, it was a little unclear what the author was ultimately building towards until the end, which can make the read a bit frustrating. But I did think it came together quite beautifully, the writing was engaging and charming, and there were a number of moments that brought me to tears. I did ultimately enjoy this one, and I do think it's a great book, I just didn't fall in love with it in quite the same way as I did the first two.
I also, and this is a completely personal preference, generally don't much enjoy books with multiple POVs. Inevitably there are some I like more than others, which makes the book seem to drag when I'm with the characters I don't enjoy much. It also means that
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when the author kills off one of my favorite POV characters in a quite sudden and pointless way (that does serve the greater narrative at least) I'm quite angry and refuse to read the book for so long that I almost didn't finish it before it was due back at the library, but I digress.The pacing here felt slower than the first books, and build more gradual and abstract. As is often the case with multi-POV books, it was a little unclear what the author was ultimately building towards until the end, which can make the read a bit frustrating. But I did think it came together quite beautifully, the writing was engaging and charming, and there were a number of moments that brought me to tears. I did ultimately enjoy this one, and I do think it's a great book, I just didn't fall in love with it in quite the same way as I did the first two.