sophronisba 's review for:

A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers

4.5

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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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I didn't like this book quite as much as I liked its predecessor, but it's still very good. What both books have in common is an essential hopefulness and sense of adventure, which is a welcome antidote to the pessimism that pervades quite a lot of modern science fiction (as well as modern-day life in general). I can't wait to read the sequel.

Edit: On a reread, I bumped my score up from 4 to 4.5. The book really spoke to me this time and I love the characters too much to keep it any lower.