A Closed and Common Orbit

Wayfarers 2 Wayfarers, #2

von Becky Chambers

Hardcover

Am 20. Oktober 2016 von HODDER & STOUGHTON veröffentlicht.

ISBN:: 978-1-4736-2144-2

(4 Besprechungen)

Once, Lovelace had eyes and ears everywhere. She was a ship's artificial intelligence system - possessing a personality and very human emotions. But when her ship was badly damaged, Lovelace was forced to reboot and reset. Now housed in an illegal synthetic body, she's never felt so isolated. But Lovelace is not alone. Pepper, an engineer who risked her life to reinstall Lovelace's program, has remained by her side and is determined to help her.

14 Auflagen

Another Hopeful Fool hat A Closed and Common Orbit von Becky Chambers besprochen (Wayfarers, #2)

I Cried

4 Sterne

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.

Lauma Pret hat A Closed and Common Orbit von Becky Chambers besprochen (Wayfarers, #2)

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4 Sterne

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.

Michael hat A Closed and Common Orbit von Becky Chambers besprochen (Wayfarers, #2)

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5 Sterne

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!