A review by callanisreading
The Employees by Olga Ravn

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The Six-Thousand ship employs a mixture of humans and humanoids, all tasked with exploring the space and planets far from Earth. In a series of interviews, the crew of the ship contemplate the space objects they've collected, their fellow crewmates, and their feelings. With sparse, incisive prose, Ravn meditates on employment, memory, and humanity and asks how we define ourselves when our connections to home, work, past, and peers begin to unravel.