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Chambers, Becky -- Records of a Spaceborn Few; informal Buddy Read - starts 4 May 2019
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I'm in the middle of another book at the moment, and want to have a reward waiting for me at the end of the week :)
Have you started yet? Have you started yet? *bounce bounce bounce*
This book sounds so interesting so I'll probably join in too :D
Sunny, you don't have to have read the other two first, just know that there are a few references to people and events that took place in the first book. Such a good book!!!!!
Totally overlooked the fact that it’s book 3 😅 Might also go with the first one ... There’s a buddy read going on for that one too, right?😁
Yes, that one starts next week, I think.If you go in order, I will check back here when you get to this one, so you will have someone to chat with, if you like.
Sure 😁 I’m kind of OCD when it comes to reading books in order so I’ll just go with that one next week ☺️
Get ready to have a new favorite author.
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Big drama to open! I was relieved to realise that Aya didn't die - I thought Chambers had got really dark for a moment (I was reading it late after a glass of wine, so my critical faculties were a bit impaired!)
There's a lot of POVs going on. I'm only 15% in so I've not got them straight yet, but I enioyed the scene of the hapless backpacker type trying to get food in this strange culture :)
What do you think twice something pickle is anyway! I can't quite get my mind around enjoying a hopper. The POVs get very clear as you go. Very memorable characters.
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Chambers is very good at creating a world, isn't she. With the ferry between the homestead ships, the crazy rollercoaster road, the hex communities, death rites & acceptable sex shops.
And you're right: I'm fine with the POVs - I knew I would be, of course!
Poor Kip, being lead astray by his friend, when all he wants to do is leave the Exodan system :(
I really appreciate how Ghuh's commentary and experiences with Isabel help to understand the world, and it's nice to be learning about a different alien species this time out :)
I love Ghuh! I keep trying to put myself in Isabel's shoes. How unnerving would it be to introduce a culture to an alien, without making missteps and assumptions? She does a good job, I think, and Ghuh is a good guest. The one thing that keep throwing me off is the gender neutral pronouns. I am not used to them, so they stop the flow for me. I think that they (or pronouns like them) will be in use in more than science fiction books soon, or they should be, so I need to just get over it. I think it is the use of X that bothers me. It is an odd letter, and hard to pronounce easily.
This book is so quiet compared to her other two, and I think it is a perfect tone for the stories she is telling. Living in the Exodus fleet sounds pretty pleasant overall.
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I'm OK with the gender-neutral pronouns, having read a few books that use them (a couple of queer YA as well as SFF). But yeah: how to pronounce is just weird! Like, you know the use of Latinx is growing (versus Latino/a)? I mentally read it as "latincks", and was totally thrown listening to an audio recently when it was read as Latin-X, with the extra syllable)
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Utterly wonderful. All characters brilliantly drawn, and I loved their choices :)
I was about to respond to your previous post, but then you finished it! I was shocked too, but in the end it set the right things in motion. My first reaction to finishing the book the first time was to think how glad I am that Becky Chambers decided to write books. I hope she gets to go into space as well (like she notes on the flyleaf author blurb), but not until she writes more please.
Very satisfying ending.
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I wonder what she'll be up to next?
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Cat wrote: "she's got a novella coming out later this year.I wonder what she'll be up to next?"
She is the co author on something called The Vela, which is a serial thing. I think I will buy it, just to see what it is about.
https://www.serialbox.com/serials/the...
Between the Wayfarer and the Hub and the Exodan fleet, I can't decide which place I would prefer to live/work in. It will be interesting to see if Chambers revisits any of these characters from the first three books or continues to introduce new parts of her world.
i know you guys read this ages ago but i decided to read them in order so i'm just getting to it now. i've gotta say i am not really liking this one at all, to the point where i probably wouldn't even be finishing it if i wasn't listening on audio [i'm a little over halfway through now]. the other two did not have much action but they did at least have an overarching plot structure i could follow. this one i'm not sure what is supposed to be happening other than 'here's a random look at 5 or 6 people who all live in the same place and aren't really doing much'
These books are more character studies instead of action. I love them, nut they are not for all.If you are looking for action, and good characters, give The Stars Now Unclaimed a try, or pretty much any John Scalzi book.
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From the ground, we stand. From our ship, we live. By the stars, we hope
Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but few outsiders have seen. Humanity has finally been accepted into the galactic community, but while this has opened doors for many, those who have not yet left for alien cities fear that their carefully cultivated way of life is under threat.
Tessa chose to stay home when her brother Ashby left for the stars, but has to question that decision when her position in the Fleet is threatened.
Kip, a reluctant young apprentice, itches for change but doesn't know where to find it.
Sawyer, a lost and lonely newcomer, is just looking for a place to belong.
When a disaster rocks this already fragile community, those Exodans who still call the Fleet their home can no longer avoid the inescapable question:
What is the purpose of a ship that has reached its destination?