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A review by sarah_mitra
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
4.0
This started out strong for me - I loved the world building, species descriptions and interactions between them. But the story never seemed to take off. Just lots of little episodes with no real arc. I felt like so many scenes were skipped or briefly mentioned. I couldn't connect with any of them because of all the hopping around.
Update: I put the book down halfway through but couldn't stop thinking about the characters. I realized it wasn't meant to be an action sci-fi but a piece about relationships and beautiful new worlds (with a little bit of great action at the end). I'm glad I stuck with it and will definitely read the rest of the series.
Update: I put the book down halfway through but couldn't stop thinking about the characters. I realized it wasn't meant to be an action sci-fi but a piece about relationships and beautiful new worlds (with a little bit of great action at the end). I'm glad I stuck with it and will definitely read the rest of the series.