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

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I'm not normally big into science fiction, but I really enjoyed this. The characters and the found family element are just so much fun and I had a really good time reading this, even when things got intense and sad. It is always a little tough to pull off representing the human element in a fantastical story and I really liked the alien characters and parts more than our human characters, but everyone is stronger together. I also know that this is the first in a series, but I think that this could really stand on its own as an engaging science fiction story. There is an overarching plot, but it ends up not being the focus of the story in a way that felt a little flat by the end, but there is enough adventure along the way to make up for it. 
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