Rapha reviewed A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2)
lovely
5 stars
Yet again a wonderful exposee on (mostly non-) human kindness.
Audiobook
English language
Published Oct. 20, 2016 by Hodder & Stoughton.
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- 978-1-4736-2146-6
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5 stars
(6 reviews)
Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. When she wakes up in an new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has to start over in a synthetic body, in a world where her kind are illegal. She's never felt so alone.
But she's not alone, not really. Pepper, one of the engineers who risked life and limb to reinstall Lovelace, is determined to help her adjust to her new world. Because Pepper knows a thing or two about starting over.
Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that, huge as the galaxy may be, it's anything but empty.
Lauma Pret reviewed A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2)
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4 stars
This book is not about whether (g)AI could be people. It is about how does it feel when someone doesn't see personhood in you or in someone you love.
coldwave@book.dansmonorage.blue reviewed A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2)
even better than previous
More feel-good scifi. (No spoilers:) It's Pepper backstory, and another minor character from A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. I think this one benefits a lot from taking it slowly and focussing on just two characters.
moving to outside.ofa.dog reviewed A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2)
made me cry more than once
5 stars
I absolutely adored this book. I realise that part of this is that it was a perfect little escape while I was stuck at home with covid, but I do also think it's really wonderful.
It has some similar strengths to the first in the series, in that it's mostly about the relationships between a few outcast characters that become a chosen family and just happen to be in space. But if anything I think it's better written (I guess Chambers getting into her stride with book 2), and benefits from being a more focussed story of a smaller number of characters. And has some weightier things to say about embodiment, the tension between fitting in and freedom, and loyalty & reciprocity.
I am excited about the rest of the series.
Michael reviewed A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2)
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5 stars
A wonderful sequel
This book went an entirely different direction from the first in the series, yet it was just as enjoyable. My favorite part of the book was the structure in which the two stories were told in parallel, coming together into a great finish. Can't wait for the third one!
Michael reviewed A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2)
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5 stars
A wonderful sequel
This book went an entirely different direction from the first in the series, yet it was just as enjoyable. My favorite part of the book was the structure in which the two stories were told in parallel, coming together into a great finish. Can't wait for the third one!