Inching my way back to reading for fun. Reviews in English and German, depending on the language I read the book in.
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In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by …
One woman and her pilot are about to change the future of the species in an epic space opera about …
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by …
In a corporate-dominated spacefaring future, planetary missions must be approved and supplied by the Company. Exploratory teams are accompanied by …
With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The only thing it has going …
At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through …
When i started reading this novella, I falsely assumed it was part of the Wayfarers cycle. It's not, but it's also not important.
The book recounts the journey of four astronauts from earth. It tells of their struggles and joys, their passions and woes. I thoroughly enjoyed the way the story unfolds, the characters are painted and the way they are interacting with each other. And, without spoiling it, I really loved how the author decided to end the book.
I finished the book two days ago. I am still enchanted.
@ff0000@chaos.social hm. I usually don't find the pacing that hard to get used to. Becky Chambers' books really are a different experience for me, the story develops so very slowly and one might even say, it takes the back seat to the character development. It's very unusual in that regard i find.
Return to the sprawling universe of the Galactic Commons, as humans, artificial intelligence, aliens, and …
As with every book by Becky Chambers that I have read, I struggled in the beginning. The pacing is different in each of her books, the characters have loose links to past storylines at best, and I always need time to ease myself into the new perspectives that slowly develop.
But this book! Yes, it starts slow. But when the story finally takes off, when things start to converge, the payoff is well worth it.
I was smitten with the worldbuilding that was even more intricate and well thought-out than in previous books of the series. I loved the characters, the way they explore facets of the society they inhabit. And in the end, I enjoyed the way the story develops.
I also needed tissues, but that's me.
Once, Lovelace had eyes and ears everywhere. She was a ship's artificial intelligence system – …
Thoroughly enjoyed the worldbuilding and the story, but I felt like I had to do the work to relate to the characters. They both start off at points in their lives that are unique, interesting - and hard to wrap my head around. The author does a great job giving them distinct voices and letting them grow over time, but I just found them too far removed to really get into the book.
The secondary characters, however! I really loved reading about them from the perspectives of the protagonists, and as always, the interactions are wonderfully crafted.
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The …
Enjoyed the weirdness of the worldbuilding, loved the relationshis and interactive, just liked the characters. I needed to get used to the slow pacing but enjoyed it in the end.
