on a sunbeam

Next time, can I have a little less science fiction?

On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

June 12, 2022 by Travis_J_Smith Leave a Comment

On a Sunbeam worked best for me when it kept it personal between Grace and Mia. I found myself begrudging the author anytime we’d shift back to the present because I wanted to see more of the two of them growing close. Maybe it was because the science fiction aspects didn’t quite work for me, and the present was ridden with them. Maybe I just didn’t connect to any of the members of the ship the same way I did to Mia and Grace. If […]

Sometimes a book seems like it was written just for you; then you actually read it, and then you are sad.

On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

December 27, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

Much to my surprise, I didn’t really like this all that much. I will probably list some reasons down below, but bottom line ultimately is that something about it just never gelled with me. To elaborate, I didn’t really like any of the characters, except Elliott. The world-building makes no sense. (Or, there is no world-building?) SPOILERS Oxygen, where is it? How are they dealing with all the background cosmic radiation? Why are all these random fucking buildings floating in space? When is this set? […]

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