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This book came really highly recommended to me, or else I probably wouldn't have picked it up--I'm not a big fan of, like, space stuff in general, but this was really fun and not too space-y for me. I enjoyed the leisurely, episodic pace, and the worldbuilding and characters are DELIGHTFUL <3
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While this book wears its influences unapologetically on its sleeve, the result is a fabulously engaging sci-fi romp with amazing characters. But beyond entertainment, Chambers weaves into the story fantastically thoughtful insights into human nature and how we can all live together in a better way. The best science fiction holds a mirror up to who we are now, and this story and these characters does that while also showing us a way forward. I wish I had stories like this when I was growing up,
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I'm so glad Matt suggested I read this book. Super engrossing, super endearing, surprisingly thoughtful, loved that humans are only a peripheral force and not one of the "big three" species, and I love that it makes the human characters in this book more humble and less blustery. I wish we could attain that in real life. If you want a thoughtful take on sci-fi with great character and relationship development, this is the book/series for you.
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Nov 22, 2019
Rachel
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aroundtheyear2019
A real escape. Cute story set in space with a wide variety of likable characters.
Read for the PopSugar 2019 Reading Challenge prompt #20 "A book set in space" and the Around the Year in 52 Books Challenge prompt #13, "A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list" (Spring 2019 Picks for Adults). ...more
Read for the PopSugar 2019 Reading Challenge prompt #20 "A book set in space" and the Around the Year in 52 Books Challenge prompt #13, "A book that is included on a New York Public Library Staff Picks list" (Spring 2019 Picks for Adults). ...more
I had fun hanging with this crew. People I would love to work with, and would drive me crazy at the same time. Couldn't help comparisons to Firefly. The same humor and joviality made that show great, had similar success in this story.
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This was a lot of fun. Extra points for a hopeful vision of the far off future, always.
Sep 02, 2018
Julie
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40-before-40-list,
2018
May 27, 2019
Meredith
marked it as to-read
Nov 18, 2020
Karen
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science-fiction,
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