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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

29 reviews

abookwormspov's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Medical content, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness

toastedoats42's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, and War

analenegrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a spectacular story with characters that felt so real it was hard to remember that one of them was essentially a dinosaur! (I would say Lizard but that is a slur in this book.) I look forward to reading the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Racial slurs, Body horror, Classism, Death, Grief, and War

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Confinement, Violence, Vomit, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Medical content and Blood

Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, and War

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Confinement, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Blood, Racism, Violence, War, Medical content, and Xenophobia

Minor: Cursing

aseel_reads's review

adventurous funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I really did like this one, I liked the world and the characters but the plot was just a little slow and it took ages for anything to really happen, I think are more balanced plot would have made it 4 stars 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Violence, and War

relin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Was an absolute joy to read, thinking about how different peoples would interact and finding family rather than the one folks are born into. Going to reread this story again as it handled hard things in soft kind ways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Grief

Moderate: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Medical content, Racism, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Blood and War

Racial slurs and racism are space racism and not real life racism/racist terms.

sarasreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I am a sucker for found families, especially found families in space. It's a wonder I didn't have this on my radar sooner! I had such a good time reading about this crew of lovable scamps. 

Much more character based than plot based, although exciting things do happen. The focus is on the characters though, and all of their vastly different species, cultures, and experiences. This author's brilliant imagination really made the world come alive. I'd love to read more in this series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Racial slurs and War

Minor: Sexual content

thereadinghammock's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book made my little mammal brain think real hard about social dynamics in a way I wasn't expecting. Seeing how such a variety of species and cultures interact, mingle, and function on such a large scale was wonderful and really helped put into perspective how even if you think you're open-minded and unbiased, you are still only a product of your own cultural upbringing and experiences. We all have blind spots and that's ok. What matters is how we deal with those blind spots when we're confronted with them, for better or worse.

The crew of the Wayfarer was an absolute delight to travel with. I absolutely loved Kizzy and Sissix, Dr. Chef was a genuine delight. And everyone they met along the way just added more color to their adventure. 

There were times that I felt the story took a back seat to the interpersonal ship dynamics--like it felt like there should have been more dealings or context with the Toremi Ka, or follow up from that. The story getting to that point was so rich and then the ending almost felt rushed after? I know there are subsequent sequels/follow up books as well, but I kind of wanted more before this one wrapped up. I think I'll enjoy checking back in on the crew of the Wayfarer again, but I'm not running to my library to request the next one, you know?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, War, Racism, Genocide, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Terminal illness, Colonisation, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racial slurs, War, Xenophobia, Genocide, Grief, and Racism

Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Police brutality

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, Violence, Confinement, and Genocide

Minor: Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Medical content, Alcohol, Animal death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Racial slurs, and Slavery