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A review by beautifulpaxielreads
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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? No
4.5
I'm sad that Becky Chambers' brilliant Wayfarers series has come to an end.
This series filled as it is with love, compassion, and kindness, is a soothing balm in an increasingly unkind world ‐ and this final book in the quartet is no different.
This is not a book to read if you want fast-paced action, because beyond the brief triggering incident that brings the main characters together, not a lot actually happens.
These books are all about humanity, and it's such a clever idea of Chambers to use aliens as a conduit to explore its many facets.
Galaxy is about family, about doing what makes you happy, about learning to disagree respectfully, about the beauty in everyday life.
I loved it.
This series filled as it is with love, compassion, and kindness, is a soothing balm in an increasingly unkind world ‐ and this final book in the quartet is no different.
This is not a book to read if you want fast-paced action, because beyond the brief triggering incident that brings the main characters together, not a lot actually happens.
These books are all about humanity, and it's such a clever idea of Chambers to use aliens as a conduit to explore its many facets.
Galaxy is about family, about doing what makes you happy, about learning to disagree respectfully, about the beauty in everyday life.
I loved it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Colonisation
Moderate: Genocide, War, and Pregnancy