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A review by sweekune
To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
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? Yes
4.5
An immersive and thought-provoking sci-fi novella. A crew of four go out on an exploratory space mission to other worlds and To Be Taught If Fortunate details what happens on that journey.
- I'm new to Chamber's work and I love her world-building. This book is less that 200 pages long yet through every part I felt the environments about me as I read. This also extends to the interpersonal relationships and character dynamics. Each character was their own person and reacted differently to events.
- Always happy for some LGBTQ+ content and I personally particularly enjoy seeing polyamorous and multisexual relationships. There is nothing graphic about the above relationships in this book and it is all so gently and naturally written.
- The descriptions of the xenofauna were amazing. I love the snippets of science that accompanied these discoveries and as someone who has an amateur interest in prehistoric and speculative life, this book has given me some extra food for thought.
- My only real downside to this book was the ending. The ending made sense and I like Chamber's idea for this book but it did feel a little rushed. I think an extra chapter or so could have fleshed the ending out into something more substantial.
An emotional and enjoyable novella that makes the reader think and in vibe reminded me of The Martian a little. I would recommend this to anyone who like sci-fi with a quandary, natural LGBTQ+ relationships, realistic extraterrestrial life and hypothetical space travel.
- I'm new to Chamber's work and I love her world-building. This book is less that 200 pages long yet through every part I felt the environments about me as I read. This also extends to the interpersonal relationships and character dynamics. Each character was their own person and reacted differently to events.
- Always happy for some LGBTQ+ content and I personally particularly enjoy seeing polyamorous and multisexual relationships. There is nothing graphic about the above relationships in this book and it is all so gently and naturally written.
- The descriptions of the xenofauna were amazing. I love the snippets of science that accompanied these discoveries and as someone who has an amateur interest in prehistoric and speculative life, this book has given me some extra food for thought.
- My only real downside to this book was the ending. The ending made sense and I like Chamber's idea for this book but it did feel a little rushed. I think an extra chapter or so could have fleshed the ending out into something more substantial.
An emotional and enjoyable novella that makes the reader think and in vibe reminded me of The Martian a little. I would recommend this to anyone who like sci-fi with a quandary, natural LGBTQ+ relationships, realistic extraterrestrial life and hypothetical space travel.