Closed and Common Orbit

Sin llegar a poder decir que me haya decepcionado sí que me he encontrado aquí a una Chambers que se aleja de la estructura que más me gustaba de sus obras: un grupo de gente encerrada en un espacio constreñido donde las relaciones entre los personajes es lo más importante. Aquí ya no hay un único escenario ni un único grupo y eso ha provocado que el interés que despertó en mí este libro haya sido menor que con los anteriores. Aún así sigue teniendo ideas muy buenas y leerlo te deja un poso de optimismo que nunca viene mal.

The dual stories, told in short, impactful chapters is such a powerful mechanism, and Becky Chambers wields it perfectly.

Both stories are riveting for their own, very different reasons. But both have to do with social justice, and personhood denied.

I found myself getting to the end of one chapter and being oh but I want to stay with this character! only to get embroiled in the other character's chapter immediately.

It's like an anti-cliffhanger. Rather than leaving you hanging, it pulls you in to the next segment, and then pulls you right back into the following.

If you liked The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - the previous entry by Becky Chambers, then I can super-recommend this.

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.

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!

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!