The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) in The Toast

Apr 27, 2022 Warren rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mytbr-recs, 2021-ideas

April 2023: Updating my review after re-reading (listening to audiobook). Honestly what a gem. It was a joy to revisit these characters and their world. I think my first time around with this book was a right-book-wrong-time situation, but this was definitely the re-read I needed now.

April 2022: This is the book that finally drove home for me how important plot is to my reading experience. Enjoyed the characters, setting, and prose, but overall felt like nothing much happened. It seems “slice-of ...more

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Aug 01, 2017 Holly rated it it was amazing

I. Love. This. Book.

I am broke af, so I usually read books for free through my public library system. When I finished this book I immediately bought myself a copy so I could reread it at my leisure, and lend it to my friends to force them to read it too. I also preordered the next book in the series so I could get it as soon as it comes out.

The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet is a book about people. In space. But it's not just flowery prose and moods and feelings. It has a plot. It has excite ...more

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Sep 29, 2016 Egh rated it really liked it

Shelves: sci-fi

Loved it! So fun! After all the really dull dead flat characters, it was nice to read a book where characters had different personalities and issues. Liked the meandering nature of the story, although I think the world building meant that there wasn't so much time to make sure the emotional notes were gut-wrenching (if you have 6 or 7 main characters it's hard for one character's sad moment to really make you all that sad) but this was a really great first book, excited to see this author keep o ...more

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