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A review by liv_davis
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
“You don’t want to… That’s it. That’s all it ever needs to be.” 🤍
Becky Chambers does it again with this book in the Wayfarer series. My friend wanted to read this for a book club, and I was a bit nervous to read this one before 2 and 3, but since you technically can read them out of order I gave it a go, and still loved it and was able to understand it!! (Though I had read book 1 a while back, which probably helped). This story offers a beautifully diverse cast of characters, brilliantly layered social commentary, and still overall gives you that wholesome, happy feeling. I loved the different points of view, and think that was really crucial especially since we are navigating the thoughts and social norms of different species. Had a bit of a slow part, but I just loved it the more I kept going it was so sweet and wonderful. Definitely would recommend (and may come back to this after getting to 2 and 3 on my own). I’ll be thinking about the themes of this book for a long time.
Becky Chambers does it again with this book in the Wayfarer series. My friend wanted to read this for a book club, and I was a bit nervous to read this one before 2 and 3, but since you technically can read them out of order I gave it a go, and still loved it and was able to understand it!! (Though I had read book 1 a while back, which probably helped). This story offers a beautifully diverse cast of characters, brilliantly layered social commentary, and still overall gives you that wholesome, happy feeling. I loved the different points of view, and think that was really crucial especially since we are navigating the thoughts and social norms of different species. Had a bit of a slow part, but I just loved it the more I kept going it was so sweet and wonderful. Definitely would recommend (and may come back to this after getting to 2 and 3 on my own). I’ll be thinking about the themes of this book for a long time.