Questions About The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1)

by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author)

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kind of sounds like Six Of Crows but in space, is it similar ?

Drakes Not really. I mean, it's "bunch of misfits on a mission" but there's less tension between the characters because everyone already knows everyone else …moreNot really. I mean, it's "bunch of misfits on a mission" but there's less tension between the characters because everyone already knows everyone else (except for Rosemary). Everyone also has a Big Bad Secret of sorts, which occasionally is neither big not bad nor really secret. Less angst. More happiness.
It's got AIs and aliens with personality disorders.
I didn't really like Six of Crows but I love this book.(less)

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Is there swearing of the s or f variety or graphic sexual content?

Phillip Sawyer frequent f words and others and some inter-species sex but not explicit.

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I'm reading this book and I'm close to 25% done and I'm not seeing anything yet that justifies such positive reviews. Does this book take a long time to set up before the good stuff happens? I'm trying to decide how much longer I should give it before I bail.

Benelie It's not the kind of book that have huge scenes of action. It's more about the crew than the action. I think that everyone (me included) liked or love…moreIt's not the kind of book that have huge scenes of action. It's more about the crew than the action. I think that everyone (me included) liked or loved the relationship between the characters and the world the author developped during thi book. (less)

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can it be read as standalone?

Rachel Yes. Although the books in the Wayfarers series take place in the same universe and are linked by brief appearances by other characters, each book has…moreYes. Although the books in the Wayfarers series take place in the same universe and are linked by brief appearances by other characters, each book has its own set of main characters and its own plot.(less)

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Can anyone explain length/duration of time relative to our own day/month/year?

Eivind You mean the "Standard" and the "tenday"?

I read the "tenday" simply as being ten days, basically just spicing up the world a bit by making it less hum…moreYou mean the "Standard" and the "tenday"?

I read the "tenday" simply as being ten days, basically just spicing up the world a bit by making it less human-centric by removing our current default of a 7-day week.

Exactly how long a "standard" is isn't explained, but from context a standard is clearly MUCH longer than a tenday, so I read it as roughly equivalent to one of our years.

Presumably it refers to one standard year, but it might well be different from our year since it's unlikely that the planet of the founding members of the GC happened to have exactly the same length year as earth do.(less)

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