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.
Paperback, 364 pages
English language
Published Nov. 11, 2017 by Hodder & Stoughton.
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.
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.
Kartoffel reviewed Zwischen zwei Sternen by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2)
Entspannte Unterhaltung
4 stars
Dieser Teil führt Peppers Biographie und Loveys Schicksal in zwei Handlungssträngen zusammen. Die Sprache ist recht einfach und wenig geschliffen. Es ist streckenweise spannend. Der Fokus liegt klar auf "zwischenwesenlichen" (zwischenmenschlich pass ja nicht!) Beziehungen, eingebettet in ein SciFi-Setting.
Dieser Teil führt Peppers Biographie und Loveys Schicksal in zwei Handlungssträngen zusammen. Die Sprache ist recht einfach und wenig geschliffen. Es ist streckenweise spannend. Der Fokus liegt klar auf "zwischenwesenlichen" (zwischenmenschlich pass ja nicht!) Beziehungen, eingebettet in ein SciFi-Setting.
Sasu reviewed A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #2)
Bittersweet and Moving
5 stars
This hurt me in a good way. Tears flowed. Not recommended for consumption on public transportation or in a café for anyone who is averse to crying in public.
Not only is the story an engaging one, the themes are immediately relevant to the situation we currently find ourselves in and again provide an excellent illustration of how #kindness and #care is not only good to have, but indispensable for our survival.
Listened to the #Booktrack edition again. Pleasantly cinematic like the first, and again like the first, a few of the soundtrack choices didn't quite mesh with the mood of the scenes they were in. Overall, though, the effect was one of augmentation rather than distraction.
This hurt me in a good way. Tears flowed. Not recommended for consumption on public transportation or in a café for anyone who is averse to crying in public.
Not only is the story an engaging one, the themes are immediately relevant to the situation we currently find ourselves in and again provide an excellent illustration of how #kindness and #care is not only good to have, but indispensable for our survival.
Listened to the #Booktrack edition again. Pleasantly cinematic like the first, and again like the first, a few of the soundtrack choices didn't quite mesh with the mood of the scenes they were in. Overall, though, the effect was one of augmentation rather than distraction.
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