Becky Chambers (1) (1985–)

i can’t express how impressive it is that this author writes full length books where nothing actually that plot heavy happens and yet is able to keep things interesting. as the others in the series before it, i found this book extremely entertaining. it wasn’t amazing per se. i never found myself shocked or excited, but it was the perfect sort of mindless background story to listen to while working. that being said mindless is a little bit incorrect, but i’m not sure how else to describe it. the book certainly tackles serious subjects, but it does it in such a gentle way that it doesn’t even begin to stress you out. that alone is something to praise i think.

overall, enjoyable. think there’s one more thing in this series i haven’t read, but i definitely plan to read it and any future additions :)… (más)

it took me awhile to remember what character was which cuz tbh the author was a little too overbearing with all the new people. it was decently overwhelming. but, once i got past that, i really enjoyed the narratives being told. they were a tad fluffy? i guess? but the life lessons within them were valid and realistic. i especially liked the bit of talking about all the bias against humans in the universe because they destroyed their world and had to have their hand held (and still get their hand held) in staying alive by using other species’ technology. that yeah they didn’t necessarily do much for the other species, they took and didn’t give. but, what did the other species do in order to be where they are? get lucky? destroy other planets instead of their own? kill a bunch of people to take their resources which caused their scientific superiority get even higher? it all sounds rather familiar. i like how the author uses pitting humanity against the other species to show actual human issues. also, using post-earth humans to display present world problems - political, environmental, personal, etc. she’s rather good at it.

still got one more in this series (unless the author decides to keep adding in the future), but i gotta wait on it. alas… (más)