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A review by eliya
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
The world simply is… It is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it.
Cozily nihilistic read. I took my time with this one. I’m so glad I did.
- I loved reading a book that almost completely gets rid of gender. It felt so much more light and safe to read about Dex and Mosscap.
- The world building is so beautiful. I tried to sit back and absorb the stunningly described scenes that Becky Chambers paints. I would love to see this adapted into a cozy Miyazaki film (maybe that’s only because I’ve been into that lately lol).
- I was immediately charmed by both Dex and Mosscap when they were both introduced.
- The last chapter floored me. It was so beautiful. I cried, I took notes, I underlined.
- I find interesting and perplexing the matter-of-fact ever-presence of the Gods existing at the same time as the nihilistic undertones. Will think on this more.
My complaints:
- The way the gods are portrayed, they just kind of are and we, the observer, are supposed to just respect them without much thought / backstory and I wish there was a little more relationship-building with the Gods.
- I was exhausted even at the introduction of the annoying side character trope and even more exhausted of the “let’s be rude to the obviously annoying side character” follow up. I recognize that Dex not liking Mosscap at first makes the “let’s go together” payoff so special, it just seemed cruel to me and made me really unsympathetic to Dex’s situation. TBH this turned me off so much, I struggled to keep reading. I’m glad I did, though.
Cozily nihilistic read. I took my time with this one. I’m so glad I did.
- I loved reading a book that almost completely gets rid of gender. It felt so much more light and safe to read about Dex and Mosscap.
- The world building is so beautiful. I tried to sit back and absorb the stunningly described scenes that Becky Chambers paints. I would love to see this adapted into a cozy Miyazaki film (maybe that’s only because I’ve been into that lately lol).
- I was immediately charmed by both Dex and Mosscap when they were both introduced.
- The last chapter floored me. It was so beautiful. I cried, I took notes, I underlined.
- I find interesting and perplexing the matter-of-fact ever-presence of the Gods existing at the same time as the nihilistic undertones. Will think on this more.
My complaints:
- The way the gods are portrayed, they just kind of are and we, the observer, are supposed to just respect them without much thought / backstory and I wish there was a little more relationship-building with the Gods.
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