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A review by amageek
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers
5.0
Absolutely beautiful! I didn't think I'd like this one as much as Closed and Common Orbit but oh this one was so good. Made me cry at the end! I cried at the first naming ceremony too. It's just the history & the hope of the people just hits me so good. The idea of having to leave their failing planet because of like human caused global warming is so poignant and apt for this current time. And spending generations upon generations in space with only what they brought with them, until they found alien life and a new sun, it's awe inspiring.
I admit it took a bit to get absorbed into this book vs Closed and Common Orbit but I think that's because there were a lot of main characters. Five to be precise. Which felt a bit much to jump from one to the other each chapter. But I understand now why she chose to have that many, so you get a full rounded essence of the people in the Fleet and their nuanced perspectives. About leaving the Fleet, about staying, about their traditions and why they do what they do.
It was... just a absolutely beautiful book.
I admit it took a bit to get absorbed into this book vs Closed and Common Orbit but I think that's because there were a lot of main characters. Five to be precise. Which felt a bit much to jump from one to the other each chapter. But I understand now why she chose to have that many, so you get a full rounded essence of the people in the Fleet and their nuanced perspectives. About leaving the Fleet, about staying, about their traditions and why they do what they do.
It was... just a absolutely beautiful book.