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A review by ethancf
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
5.0
Elevator pitch: cottagecore meets robots
Chambers' own brand of cozy scifi reaches an almost self-indulgent level of lack of conflict here, but frankly? I love that. This was a very soothing read. Like her Record of a Spaceborn Few, the lack of narrative and conflict leads to certain sections feel more like reading a sermon than reading a novella. With that in mind, it's certainly not for everyone. But if it *is* for you, you will absolutely adore it.
The only mark I have against this really is that it stands alone perfectly well, and I'm very curious to see where Chambers will go with the rest of these novellas. Based on the series name, I'd be surprised if the follow-ups were similar to the Wayfarers series of disconnected narratives in a shared universe - but maybe I'm wrong. After all, "Wayfarer" was the name of the ship in the first book. It's not a long wait either way, and I'm greatly looking forward to the next volume: I'd love to see more of this world she's created.
Chambers' own brand of cozy scifi reaches an almost self-indulgent level of lack of conflict here, but frankly? I love that. This was a very soothing read. Like her Record of a Spaceborn Few, the lack of narrative and conflict leads to certain sections feel more like reading a sermon than reading a novella. With that in mind, it's certainly not for everyone. But if it *is* for you, you will absolutely adore it.
The only mark I have against this really is that it stands alone perfectly well, and I'm very curious to see where Chambers will go with the rest of these novellas. Based on the series name, I'd be surprised if the follow-ups were similar to the Wayfarers series of disconnected narratives in a shared universe - but maybe I'm wrong. After all, "Wayfarer" was the name of the ship in the first book. It's not a long wait either way, and I'm greatly looking forward to the next volume: I'd love to see more of this world she's created.