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A review by sahanasri
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
hopeful
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
a very suitable new year beach read! read this at sejals recommendation (and read their copy)
Truly one of the things that causes me the most despair is climate change and the slow realization that it may well at this point be irreversible and impact most of my life directly. I think many people my age experience a level of constant low level anxiety about climate change and its immediate effects on our future. With that in mind, this book is an absolute breath of fresh air that I would prescribe to anyone who fears the death of our planet and species the way I often do. I really can’t remember ever reading a story about a true utopia (shoutout to 2010 dystopia fiction lmfao) but this is the closest I’ve read to what I think a utopia should be. This really felt like a hug - the stakes are not high and the universe feels as cozy as its cups of tea (fun fact i met a guy in nyc who i think is essentially emulating the tea monks irl it’s sick). It really brings me peace to think that even if humanity burns everything down and destroys itself, hopefully nature can still reclaim the earth. Or even more hopefully maybe we can create a society more in tune with nature like this one (loved all the descriptions of their houses and technology). Definitely going to check out more solar punk stuff! most i want to go to there type book ever
Truly one of the things that causes me the most despair is climate change and the slow realization that it may well at this point be irreversible and impact most of my life directly. I think many people my age experience a level of constant low level anxiety about climate change and its immediate effects on our future. With that in mind, this book is an absolute breath of fresh air that I would prescribe to anyone who fears the death of our planet and species the way I often do. I really can’t remember ever reading a story about a true utopia (shoutout to 2010 dystopia fiction lmfao) but this is the closest I’ve read to what I think a utopia should be. This really felt like a hug - the stakes are not high and the universe feels as cozy as its cups of tea (fun fact i met a guy in nyc who i think is essentially emulating the tea monks irl it’s sick). It really brings me peace to think that even if humanity burns everything down and destroys itself, hopefully nature can still reclaim the earth. Or even more hopefully maybe we can create a society more in tune with nature like this one (loved all the descriptions of their houses and technology). Definitely going to check out more solar punk stuff! most i want to go to there type book ever