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“You don’t have to have a reason to be tired. You don’t have to earn rest or comfort. You’re allowed to just be.”

A Prayer for the Crown Shy (Monk & Robot #2) by Becky Chambers

December 31, 2022 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

We must protect Becky Chambers at ALL COSTS. Her writing is charming and moving and lovely and somehow, in tiny little book volumes, she finds all the right words to pluck your heartstrings and fill you with hope. Reading this book series is like talking to a friend that knows what you are going through, has been there, and has figured out the most perfect way to express the fears and emptiness that you feel. Or maybe that’s just me? Nah. These books are universal […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: a Prayer for the Crown-Shy, adventures of monk and robot, Becky Chambers

ardaigle's CBR14 Review No:54 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: a Prayer for the Crown-Shy, adventures of monk and robot, Becky Chambers ·
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The continuing adventures of Mosscap and Dex.

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy (Monk & Robot, #2) by Becky Chambers

November 1, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

“You don’t have to have a reason to be tired. You don’t have to earn rest or comfort. You’re allowed to just be.” Still cozy aspirational goodness, and more friendship this time. Also yet another book I should have reviewed much closer to finishing, as my memory of it has grown a little thin. The feelings I got from it remain pretty strong, however. I actually feel like I need to re-read both of these books and take my time, really savor them. This book […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, a Prayer for the Crown-Shy, Becky Chambers, cozy, friendship, monk & robot, novellas, Philosophy, sci-fi

narfna's CBR14 Review No:171 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, a Prayer for the Crown-Shy, Becky Chambers, cozy, friendship, monk & robot, novellas, Philosophy, sci-fi ·
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A Poem and Prayer and some F@cks

A Prayer for the Crown Shy by Becky Chambers

October 16, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Bingo 22: Verse I think I’ve found my preferred Becky Chambers series; the two Monk & Robot books I’ve read so far are philosophical, gentle reads that are still interesting with character and a little plot. The second one though is suitable for a ‘poetic’ category given that it opens with a poem and has a rhythm to it both in terms of the prose and the general story. A Prayer for the Crown-Shy has a really good opening; first the prayer itself that introduces […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: a Prayer for the Crown-Shy, Becky Chambers, cbr14bingo, monk and robot, Philosophy, poetic, Religion, speculative

CoffeeShopReader's CBR14 Review No:74 · Genres: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction · Tags: a Prayer for the Crown-Shy, Becky Chambers, cbr14bingo, monk and robot, Philosophy, poetic, Religion, speculative ·
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“Finding the ocean was as simple a matter as letting a river lead you in the direction it wanted to go most.”

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

August 13, 2022 by faintingviolet 2 Comments

This one didn’t make me cry nearly as much as its predecessor, Psalm for the Wild-Built, but that shouldn’t make you think that it didn’t have an emotional impact, it did make me tear up on more than one occasion. Because this novella is a meditation on what we call the human condition. It is also a look at how we can live if society puts happiness and contentment first. If we don’t compete but instead cooperate. But its also the kind of novella that […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: a Prayer for the Crown-Shy, Becky Chambers, cbr14bingo, faintingviolet, human condition, monk and robot, Time

faintingviolet's CBR14 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: a Prayer for the Crown-Shy, Becky Chambers, cbr14bingo, faintingviolet, human condition, monk and robot, Time ·
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A Prayer for the Cannonball

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

April 22, 2022 by Emmalita 9 Comments

I opened A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, read the first sentence and felt my shoulders lower and my jaw unclench. This is a difficult book to review because my response to it is a blend of intellectual and emotional that’s hard to capture. It’s easy to describe one or the other and harder to get communicate “I’m thinking deep thoughts and feeling feelings all over the place!” So just assume that all the thoughts and responses are happening at once. And if I were the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: a Prayer for the Crown-Shy, advance reader copy, Becky Chambers, monk and robot, NetGalley

Emmalita's CBR14 Review No:52 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction · Tags: a Prayer for the Crown-Shy, advance reader copy, Becky Chambers, monk and robot, NetGalley ·
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