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Rosemary Harper doesn't expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman, she's never met anyone remotely like the ship's diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks, who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain. Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy-exactly what Rosemary wants. It's also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn't part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemary's got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs-an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn't necessarily the worst thing in the universe.… (más)
andreas.wpv: The book is really different in story and in setting. Empress is high fantasy - but barely visible, and tells a story of a story being collected from the maidservant of an empress.
While the story is so different, the mood and feel of the story, and the telling of the story are similar - a tender loving observation of human beings living their lives together in non-ordinary circumstances. I have not read the next books of the 'empress' - so not sure this holds, but to me, they are so similar.… (más)
beyondthefourthwall: Deeply character-driven sci-fi with particular care allotted to worldbuilding and major cross-species differences in culture, physiology, etc.
andreas.wpv: Angry planet and pale light trigger similar emotions, talking about connections, newbies finding their places on teams, developing friendships, kinship, closeness.
Pale light is more action packed, more tense then how I recall angry planet, but is clearly a more traditional story, with more stereotypical characters and plot, jokes, scenes.… (más)
Cloverlimes: Space travel, strange characters/sentient AI, and Intrigue surrounding a new path through space.
Lallo's story is more action focused, where Chambers' is more about found family.
ReshiBec: An outsider meets an already established 'found family' made up of diverse characters... but in a fantasy world instead of space. Similar tone.
La visita al festival Celsius me esta cundiendo mucho con las lecturas. Y a cada una nueva que cojo me encuentro una maravilla a descubrir. El abrazo cálido y reconfortante que supone el principio de la novela de Becky Chambers se le unen los personajes de los que te enamoras y la construcción de un universo propio increíblemente rico en el que hablar de racismo, género y humanidad. Tanto en el cine como con las lecturas soy muy emocional, y a un libro que me ha hecho llorar más de una vez, reírme a carcajada o incluso desear estar o ver un “Tet” en persona; no puedo ponerle menos que 5 estrellas. No sabia que necesitaba esta novela en mi vida hasta que la he leído. ( )
I enjoyed this book very much! The characters were all very memorable and well thought out. The universe Chambers has created is very in-depth and populated by some fascinating races, each with their own great stories. I'm invested in the crew of the Wayfarer now and will gladly continue along with their adventure! ( )
The only reason I have this 5/5 stars is because I couldn't give it 6/5. I am in love with this universe, the characters, the relationships, the queerness, the writing style, and I want a millionty sequels please. ( )
This was an excellent story built around a ship's crew, with interesting thoughts about the nature of friendships, family, cultures, and societies introduced through the alien characters. But these don't intrude upon the integrity of the story; they're just there. I will say, though that couple of the main characters struck me as very heavily based upon TV characters. But I got past that idea and just enjoyed the characters for their own sakes. And I won't say which characters or which TV shows, lest I unfairly influence your own perceptions. I do look forward to picking up the sequel. [Audiobook Note: The reader's rhythm, at first, made me contemplate returning the book. There were so many pauses that seemed to me to be distractingly long. But either I got used to them or she quit making them so long. I'm glad I stuck with it. Other than the pauses, she did an excellent job of voicing the different characters.] ( )
De la Tierra nos alzamos. De las naves vivimos. Junto a las estrellas, nos esperanzamos.
Proverbio Exodano.
Dedicatoria
Para mi familia, de eclosión y de plumas.
Primeras palabras
Al despertarse en la cápsula, recordó tres cosas. Primero: viajaba a través del espacio. Segundo: estaba a punto de comenzar un nuevo trabajo, uno en el que no podía cagarla. Tercero: había sobornado a un funcionario para que le consiguiera documentación nueva.
Citas
Últimas palabras
Habían vuelto a casa. Estaba justo donde debía estar.
Rosemary Harper doesn't expect much when she joins the crew of the aging Wayfarer. While the patched-up ship has seen better days, it offers her a bed, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy, and most importantly, some distance from her past. An introspective young woman, she's never met anyone remotely like the ship's diverse crew, including Sissix, the exotic reptilian pilot, chatty engineers Kizzy and Jenks, who keep the ship running, and Ashby, their noble captain. Life aboard the Wayfarer is chaotic and crazy-exactly what Rosemary wants. It's also about to get extremely dangerous when the crew is offered the job of a lifetime. Tunneling wormholes through space to a distant planet is definitely lucrative and will keep them comfortable for years. But risking her life wasn't part of the plan. In the far reaches of deep space, the tiny Wayfarer crew will confront a host of unexpected mishaps and thrilling adventures that force them to depend on each other. To survive, Rosemary's got to learn how to rely on this assortment of oddballs-an experience that teaches her about love and trust, and that having a family isn't necessarily the worst thing in the universe.
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El abrazo cálido y reconfortante que supone el principio de la novela de Becky Chambers se le unen los personajes de los que te enamoras y la construcción de un universo propio increíblemente rico en el que hablar de racismo, género y humanidad.
Tanto en el cine como con las lecturas soy muy emocional, y a un libro que me ha hecho llorar más de una vez, reírme a carcajada o incluso desear estar o ver un “Tet” en persona; no puedo ponerle menos que 5 estrellas. No sabia que necesitaba esta novela en mi vida hasta que la he leído. (