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

Becky Chambers

Start date: November 12, 2019

Finish date: January 12, 2020

Discussion: FoE Book Club

Why we're reading this: This is the book that won the poll! It's reminiscent of Firefly, and explores relationships amongst the c…more
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Apr 20, 2017 Jessica Andersen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi, series-i-like, future, first-in-series, adventure

My initial impression as I started reading The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, was that it was a cross between Firefly and Farscape. That was mostly correct. Wayfarers #1 is the story of a girl who needs to get away and leave her past behind, what better place than open space? She is assigned to the Wayfarer ship and is mingling for the first time with other species, and quickly learns that reality is different than what she learned in college when it comes to dealing with a ...more

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Sep 16, 2023 Felecia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: llama-book-club

I just finished this, and my heart is full. The heart of this book is the characters and their connection. I was drawn in from the start, feeling invested in these characters and their story. Like others have said, it gives Firefly vibes in a wonderful way.

The Wayfarer is a tunneling ship, traveling the galaxy creating tunnels that connect distant points in space. Ashby, the captain, brings on new crew member, Rosemary, to be ship's clerk. Rosemary is new to space travel and is learning the dyn ...more

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Jan 27, 2024 Shilo Quetchenbach rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, audiobooks, book-group-books, read-with-book-group, best-books-read-in-2024

This was such a heartwarming story. It reminded me a lot of Firefly and a LOT of Star Trek. There's some conflict toward the second half of the story, but it has that warm comforting feel of curling up to watch a Star Trek episode where you know the crew will win out in the end and your faith in humanity will be restored. It's very much about the characters and their relationships and I found all of them endearing in their own way. I didn't want the story to end. ...more

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