The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) in Do Better: SFF without Sexual Violence

Oct 05, 2017 Kaa rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: tsffs-books, sffbc-ratb, group-buddy-reads, queer-sff

ETA: So I really enjoyed this book, but other readers have pointed out the ways that it is antagonistic to trans, non-binary, ace, aro, and disabled readers, which I think is important to be aware of. (Relevant reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... and https://candidceillie.com/review-a-lo...)

Optimistic road trip adventure in space! This is a very character- and setting-focused book, and the plot is mostly episodic. What it's lacking in tension it makes up for in comfort and thoughtf ...more

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Jan 09, 2020 Ines rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: queer, ragtag-bands-and-big-damn-heroes, space-opera-is-best-opera

DNF @ 60%.

I love the worldbuilding, but there's just nothing happening in this book, except for people talking about and explaining things. Just characters telling each other about the world, but since they do nothing, I don't really know who they are and why I should care about them. It's all tell, don't show and sadly, I did not enjoy one chapter of it.

Two stars for the worldbuilding, which is, as I said, excellent. ...more

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Jul 17, 2019 Nightwitch rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction

Slice of life Firefly fanfiction, with more aliens. Essentially. I was pretty okay with this for a while, but eventually it started to grate on me. Everyone is quirky and loving and doesn't necessarily respect boundaries, and honestly - I wouldn't ACTUALLY want to spend that much time with these people. There is the Designated Jerk character, who is persnickety (as his job requires him to be), and apparently that makes it cool that his shipmates smoke around him (they don't believe he's allergic ...more

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Sep 20, 2018 Leticia rated it really liked it

Shelves: series_i_will_not_go_on_reading, science-fiction, read_all_the_books, 400-500pages, empty_shelvie2018, tbr-tome-infinity-and-beyond

This was a different kind of science-fiction, quite enjoyable and focused on the characters and human interactions.

I reread this in my buddy reads group, but my opinion is unchanged. While this was an entertaining book, some things sounded too naive and unrealistic for me to wrap my GenX experienced mind around and for this reason I don't think I am the right audience for Becky Chamber's books. I am not continuing this series since I preffer other kinds of space opera more. ...more

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Mar 11, 2021 Crystal Staley rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I really loved this book! It has some of the greatest characters I’ve read about in a long time. They are so well written and have a lot of depth and heart. I loved the diverse species and the ‘lived-in’ feel of this world. These are people you’d want to hang out with on a spaceship. It was so fun to take a trip with them.

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