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Originally Posted by astrangerhere
Just started Becky Chambers The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, which is my first Sci-Fi of the year. I got through 50 pages this morning while I was on the elliptical at the gym. I can definitely feel the Firefly vibe that many folks told me it would have. |
I just finished this yesterday, along with Jeff VanderMeer's
Authority.
I enjoyed the Chamber's book, but I would only give it 3.5/5. I felt so much of the material was in some way paying homage to something else. I wanted more depth than I got for each of the characters. Each one of the individual stories could have been a book in its own right. Instead, I got snatches and felt a little unsatisfied with the overall whole.
Authority was an intriguing continuation to VanderMeer's Southern Reach series. I enjoyed it less than Annihilation, but I think that is because I preferred the narrator in the first book.