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To be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

October 18, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

This is a novella narrated by an astronaut waking from suspended animation, called torpor here, or more accurately delayed animation, which as we find out is the more accurate way to describe the very slowed down effects of the state, as opposed to pure sleep or stoppage. This is an exploratory spacecraft whose purpose to look into a series of different planets (with very different sets of factors) and see about them. But this is like playing Mass Effect or another planet jumping game or […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: Becky Chambers, To Be Taught If Fortunate

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:574 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: Becky Chambers, To Be Taught If Fortunate ·
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“The ache to return to a time long gone was almost worse than fear.” (CBR11 Bingo)

To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers

September 23, 2019 by faintingviolet 1 Comment

I knew what to expect from a Becky Chambers book after reading two of her previous novels in the Wayfarers series (which apparently this novella is not part of… but I swear its in the same universe). To Be Taught, If Fortunate would have some vivid writing, exceptional world-building (seriously, what Chambers can do in a matter of sentences to build an entirely new environment is insane), and diverse characters. I knew nothing else when picking it up, and I’m glad. I didn’t need to. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Becky Chambers, cbr11bingo, faintingviolet, novella, solarpunk, Speculative Fiction, To Be Taught If Fortunate, travel

faintingviolet's CBR11 Review No:48 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Becky Chambers, cbr11bingo, faintingviolet, novella, solarpunk, Speculative Fiction, To Be Taught If Fortunate, travel ·
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