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The Journey is the Point

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

March 1, 2024 by RouletteGirl 1 Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: #beckychambers, #CozySciFi, #Science Fiction, #wayfarerseries, Becky Chambers

RouletteGirl's CBR16 Review No:8 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: #beckychambers, #CozySciFi, #Science Fiction, #wayfarerseries, Becky Chambers ·
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A life lived beyond expectations.

March 27, 2017 by AkBeagle 2 Comments

A Closed and Common Orbit This is the second novel by Becky Chambers.  The first one reads like Serenity fan fiction (in a good way) and I highly recommend it.  This book is a little more original in both plot and character development which is a nice change.  This book follows the A.I. from the first book as she leaves the ship in a highly illegal android body, a new name, Lovey, and with no memory of who she was before the catastrophe that occurred […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #beckychambers

AkBeagle's CBR9 Review No:6 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #beckychambers ·
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If a Pajiban was to write Serenity fan fiction (and get it published.)

March 19, 2017 by AkBeagle Leave a Comment

Long Way to a Small Angry Planet This is a rare Sci-Fi book indeed. A long way to small angry planet is written by a former staffer for the Marysue.com.  The book is unabashedly feminist, sex positive, inclusive and overall optimistic about the future.  It’s not heavy on plot but rather bounces from one small adventure to another resulting in character development but not much else.  The Wayfarer is a boring ship, it creates wormholes for faster space travel. The crew is tasked with opening […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #beckychambers, feminist, queer

AkBeagle's CBR9 Review No:3 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #beckychambers, feminist, queer ·
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