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4.5 starts. Fun, but thought provoking story about what it means to be a family
I loved the beginning of this book. In just a few chapters, characters were introduced without elaborate world building.
I loved the conclusion of this book. In big and little ways, we could see how the members of The Wayfarer were more family than co-workers.
The middle of the book? Slower. More ponderous.
While I came to really enjoy many of these characters, I’m not sure I’ll make my way through book two. (And if I do read it, I’ll try to do so when I have larger chunks of time to get into th ...more
I loved the conclusion of this book. In big and little ways, we could see how the members of The Wayfarer were more family than co-workers.
The middle of the book? Slower. More ponderous.
While I came to really enjoy many of these characters, I’m not sure I’ll make my way through book two. (And if I do read it, I’ll try to do so when I have larger chunks of time to get into th ...more
Another book I chose because of a number of Cannonball Read recommendations. This novel reminded me of some of the science fiction novels I loved as a young teen (most whose titles and authors have faded into the morass of my middle-aged brain) and quite a bit of Firefly. Chambers did a great job of world-building but not getting bogged down in exposition and I found myself intrigued by all the members of this ship and not just our heroine, Rosemary Harper. This was a kindle deal but I’m looking
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This was great - wonderful characters and the way their backstories was woven in was very natural. This did feel a little like another book where the last bit was a little compressed compared to the rest of the novel, but at the same time that compression was very plot-driven, so it didn’t feel as unsatisfying as the last book where I encountered this. Anyway, highly recommend for any scifi fans, especially if you’re into scrappy, mismatched crews a la Firefly.
Added because of this list of "so you liked The Good Place" recommendations:
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