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A review by iaraya
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, and War
The space exploration mission lasts for 80 years. The characters deal with the fact that when they return, most people they know will be dead. Over the decades, they receive news from Earth, both innovation and wars/disaster. In one extended scene, a character grieves after learning her hometown has been destroyed. Later, they stop receiving transmissions and learn that Earth civilisation has been devastated by an apocalyptic event. Another spaceship crew makes contact, but is implied to have died upon reentry to Earth.