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A good two thirds of the book is set up and world building, getting to know the characters, setting the scene, etc. In most books, I get bored with that pretty quickly, but not here. I would have been happy with a book that was half again as long, just stories of the Wayfarer crew bopping around the universe, meeting new groups of people, getting to know each other, eating amazing food.
When the plot does ramp up it's also intriguing, but I felt like it all wrapped up a little too quickly and wi ...more
When the plot does ramp up it's also intriguing, but I felt like it all wrapped up a little too quickly and wi ...more
It took me a while to warm up to this, but I ended up really liking it. The characters and their interactions were very well-done, and I liked how all of their sub-stories were woven together. The author did a nice job of portraying a future with multiple species living together - not something you always find.
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Several of my friends have raved about this recently and so I was curious about it, even though I don't read a lot of sci-fi--and it totally lives up to the hype! It's about the people--not all human!--on a spaceship that punches black holes into space to allow for faster travel--but really, it's about the people. Great characters here, ones I was rooting for the whole time. I ...more
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Several of my friends have raved about this recently and so I was curious about it, even though I don't read a lot of sci-fi--and it totally lives up to the hype! It's about the people--not all human!--on a spaceship that punches black holes into space to allow for faster travel--but really, it's about the people. Great characters here, ones I was rooting for the whole time. I ...more
Mar 02, 2017
Flora
rated it
it was amazing
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scifi-fantasy-speculative
Although I didn't get round to adding this until February, I've actually been reading it for months through the kindle app, dipping in and out of it as I travel to and from work. In this way I feel like I've been travelling with the characters as they make their (long) way to that small and angry planet.
I think it probably is a little baggy and sprawling and it is a little didactic and heavy handed with some of the messages but I actually do not care. The characters are endearing and the univers ...more
I think it probably is a little baggy and sprawling and it is a little didactic and heavy handed with some of the messages but I actually do not care. The characters are endearing and the univers ...more
I really suspect I might be the only person on earth who hated this one?
I can't get past the whole thing where they violate the navigator's consent and bodily autonomy just because they don't respect his religious beliefs, and then that's rewarded by the narrative. It just gives me the heebie jeebies! ...more
I can't get past the whole thing where they violate the navigator's consent and bodily autonomy just because they don't respect his religious beliefs, and then that's rewarded by the narrative. It just gives me the heebie jeebies! ...more
It's slice of life in space, Mass-Effect-like, but just regular sentients. All the things I love about space stories, and more. Beautiful and fun and sad and so happy.
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Loved it - cannot wait to read the rest!
Mar 01, 2016
Emily
marked it as to-read
Jul 16, 2018
Kathleen Cooper
marked it as to-read
Nov 13, 2018
Jenny
marked it as to-read
Sep 26, 2019
Adam
marked it as recommendations
