A review by patlo
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Yet another beautiful, charming, inviting, subversively challenging book from Becky Chambers’ world. This one is the most quotidian of all - how do humans interact with others, make a home and family and neighborhood; raise their kids and care for their dead; explore the universe and get in trouble and bake bread and have vocational angst and lose jobs to AI and get laid.

Like other Chambers stories, plot ls minimal and characters - in their everyday-ness - create a world that is imperfect and welcoming.