likin_lichen 's review for:

Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

5.0

emotional hopeful relaxing 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: Yes

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This one hit me like a ghibli movie, where I was enjoying these characters and what they were up to as the story slowly progresses, but wasn't entirely sure I knew what each characters problems were, or where their story was going. Like a Ghibli movie, where I'm enjoying it but perhaps missing some of the point, I cried a lot towards the end as characters had moments. Very enjoyable book....if the second in the series was about being a person, this book is about what it means to be in a community, and the ways we navigate the dynamics between our own and others needs. While having 5 distinct points of view, each characters arc was compelling on it's own, but also in how they together created a multi-faceted look at what being a part of this community (or indeed, any community), can mean.

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Content Warnings

someone dies