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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers
I normally reserve 5 star ratings for books that were "life changing", but this book was just such a fun, positive, and refreshing take on SciFi that I had to make an exception.
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (TLWTASA) was really driven by characters: their personalities, their cultures, their emotions, and changing relationships. At one point (minor spoiler) there were a bunch of metal-eating insects that swarmed the planet the characters were on. Whereas most other books would've taken the opportunity for a fast-paced, exciting, race for survival, TLWTASA took it as an opportunity for characters to hole-up and have a BBQ and trade stories with new found friends behind their shields. It was kinda funny how I saw the action scene coming, and then was pleasantly surprised when it went a completely different direction.
There was still some action in the book, but it was so nice that that wasn't the *focus* of the book -- the largely lovable characters were. Additionally, characters were generally successful by not being the best fighters, but rather by being excellent at their jobs whether that be fixing up tech or even writing good reports.
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The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (TLWTASA) was really driven by characters: their personalities, their cultures, their emotions, and changing relationships. At one point (minor spoiler) there were a bunch of metal-eating insects that swarmed the planet the characters were on. Whereas most other books would've taken the opportunity for a fast-paced, exciting, race for survival, TLWTASA took it as an opportunity for characters to hole-up and have a BBQ and trade stories with new found friends behind their shields. It was kinda funny how I saw the action scene coming, and then was pleasantly surprised when it went a completely different direction.
There was still some action in the book, but it was so nice that that wasn't the *focus* of the book -- the largely lovable characters were. Additionally, characters were generally successful by not being the best fighters, but rather by being excellent at their jobs whether that be fixing up tech or even writing good reports.
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