semitropicalmammoth 's review for:

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

5.0

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Chambers is one of those authors who can bring rich emotional tapestries to science fiction worlds. She's also a queen of representation of lgbt characters. This book is no exception to those descriptions. My only problem with this book is that I needed more.

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That ending was an absolute cliffhanger. I want to know what happened! I know what she was going for, but don't leave me like this, story writers! Also, this story made me feel weirdly validated by the mention of an ambi person who was forced to be right-handed, the astronauts being basically a polycule, and the absolute love of science displayed by these characters. This whole thing was a joy to read. Well, maybe not Opera. That was hard.