rainbowreckoner reviewed To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers
At the turn of the twenty-second century, scientists make a breakthrough in human spaceflight. Through …
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4 stars
A different side of Becky Chambers, but also a welcome one.
Space exploration without the lens flare: wonder, discovery, terror, danger, boredom, some questions answered, new ones posed. This was more meditative than the Wayfarers series, more solemn, more scientific, but still offering a way of thinking about the possibilities of the universe that is as gentle as it is fresh. Her curiosity and compassion resonates throughout, just as it did in Wayfarers.