Cannonball Read 18

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“All you can do, Rosemary – all any of us can do – is work to be something positive instead. That is a choice that every sapient must make every day of their life. The universe is what we make of it. It’s up to you to decide what part you will play.”

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers

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I absolutely adored Becky Chambers’ “Monk & Robot” novella series and recommend it often to anyone who asks me for a book rec, in particular those who I think could use an emotional boost. It was a no brainer for me to pick up this Hugo Award winning series as I was sure I would like it, and I definitely did. In fact, I immediately bought it for a friend who I thought would like it and she read it in about 3 days. Four thumbs […]

To Read This Book, if Fortunate

To Be Taught, if Fortunate by Becky Chambers

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Becky Chambers can do so much in such little space. This novella is only about 135 pages (according to my Kindle), and I was interested and invested from the jump. The book is basically an earth-bound log written by astronaut Ariadne, an engineer on an exploration vessel with three other astronauts. They’re on a mission that will last decades in earth years, and they will be exploring a moon and 3 planets in a solar system light years away from earth’s solar system. Their goal […]

“We don’t have to fall into the same category to be of equal value.”

A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers

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A first time foray into the cosypunk science fiction worlds of Becky Chambers. Based on the reviews, I’d say this is a relatively representative sampling of her work and VERY short, so it is not only a low stakes book, but even the length of this short story is a fairly gentle commitment. If you like science fiction, this seems like a safe investment of your time. Plot: Sibling Dex is frustrated. They felt stifled in the monastery and so took off for a new […]

A World You Want To Wear Like a Blanket

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

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Becky Chambers’ first Monk & Robot book, A Psalm for the Wild-Built, struck a chord in me in a way that few other books have. Chambers built a world so beautiful, so full of hope, that I just wanted to curl up in it like a blanket. She continues that glorious world-building in the second book, A Prayer for the Crown-Shy. Picking up right after book 1, we join Sibling Dex and Mosscap as they re-enter human territory and plan to introduce Mosscap to the […]

I love Becky Chambers!

(Monk and Robot #1) A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

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

(Wayfarers #1) The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

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The theme of these three books is loosely that they were written by Becky Chambers, who as I stated above I love! I read “To Be Taught if Fortunate” at least twice, and I’d totally read it again. The other theme of these three books though, is different (for me) pronouns. I find it hard to believe (but I think it’s true) that these are the first books I’ve read with either trans or non-binary characters. I’m socially liberal and I believe in rights for […]

The Journey is the Point

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

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Apparently you either love Becky Chambers’ style of writing or you hate it. I am firmly on the side of loving a feel-good sci-fi novel, and here are my favorite things about The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: 1. The world-building. I love how each chapter you learn more about the galaxy, how the Galactic Commons works, the histories of the different alien species. The news blasts at the start of some chapters are a fun way to learn more about what is […]



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