A review by bhnmt61
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

4.0

Generations ago, a fleet of ships left a devastated earth and struck out to see what they could find. Chambers imagines a fascinating future society in detail. In fact, the bulk of this book is about describing what life would be like in such a fleet, contrasted with the alien races they encounter. Her most surprising insight is that all this time later, the push-pull between "stay with what we have" and "strike out for something different" is still relevant. Thoroughly enjoyed this entry in the Wayfarers series, even though--as other reviewers' have mentioned-- the emphasis is less on an over-arching plot and more on understanding the Exodans' lives. It gets a little preachy at times, but the cast of characters she creates were interesting enough to pull me in.