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Долгий путь к маленькой сердитой планете by Becky Chambers

3 reviews

sacredgayometry's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is one of my favorite books I have ever read, and one of the best sci-fi novels of all time in my opinion. The story is compelling but the found family relationships are the real draw of the book. You will become attached to characters you didn’t expect to, and feel like part of the family yourself as the reader. The world building is fantastic and I felt like a tourist learning about strange and beautiful new places at times. I love this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Gun violence, Ableism, Animal death, Death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Xenophobia, Grief, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Ableism, Bullying, Alcohol, Animal death, Terminal illness, Cursing, Murder, and War

There are some challenging themes especially near the end of the book surrounding war, conflict, colonialism and xenophobia. There is challenging content surrounding death and grief as well as memory loss. Cultural misunderstandings and cultural differences are central to the book, and I felt were generally approached very respectfully. Otherwise a lighthearted read.

sealfeathers's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

0.5

What a fucking sugar-coated piece of shit. A preachy, insipid, boring, bloated, claustrophobic, toothless, hypocritical, ableist piece of shit. Lives by the motto of 'why Show when you can Tell in very bad infodumps and condescending monologues'. Newsflash: 'cosy fun space slice of life with loveable characters' requires 'fun' and 'loveable characters', not some turgid, poorly-written, painfully flat cardboard cutouts who are either obnoxious or bland (and the few tolerable characters get traumatised/forcibly converted into it by the end). Don't get me started on how hostile this book is to neurodivergence.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, and Police brutality

it's not 'character driven' bc that implies the characters have depth or agency. there is technically some diversity but it feels very tacked-on and noncommittal.

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book! It's super fun, thoughtful, and enjoyable. I found it to be a really great mix of adventure/plot, philosophical questions, and queer found family. It's a page-turner with a lot of heart, and I definitely want to keep reading the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, War, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, and Cursing

Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Vomit, Sexual content, Murder, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Drug use, Colonisation, Blood, Animal death, Alcohol, and Ableism

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Trafficking, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Incest, Infidelity, and Genocide

The racial slurs aren't real ones, but in-world ones (for different species, not human races) Also CWs for nonconsensual medical treatment, and

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