Cozy and hopeful
5 stars
This book found me at just the right time and I loved it and really want more
4h runtime; narrated by Emmett Grosland
English language
Published July 13, 2021 by Macmillan Audio.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-250-80774-8
- OCLC Number:
- 1260212088
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5 stars
(23 reviews)
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.
One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered.
But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.
They're going to need to ask it a lot.
Becky Chambers's new series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?
bookafnd reviewed A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
solarpunk road trip?
5 stars
Becky Chamber's works are rare among science fiction stories because instead of action-adventure plots they're about people talking about what it means to be alive.
The first couple of chapters felt like the plot was jumping around a hell of a lot, because they're really just backstory/preamble for the actual story
It's good that there will be a sequel because I do want to know what both Mosscap and Dex will do next
bbbhltz reviewed A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
A fine start
4 stars
Well-written. Funny. Cute, even. The characters are wonderful, and I am looking forward to their continuing adventures.
Kube reviewed A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Oh gosh this tackles the big stuff
5 stars
A gorgeous poke at a plausible, palpable, provocative world. Also: a timely addition to the "sad-happy speculative fiction" corpus.
sarah reviewed A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
cozy sorrows
4 stars
Read this in Teixcalaan recovery mode and loved it. I think I was supposed to find it optimistic and cozy etc etc and I did. But I also found deep sorrows hiding in its slant looks at how we live now. So: it's about stopping to rest but it's also about getting the purpose to do better.
Library Orb reviewed A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
The Parable for the Great Resignation
5 stars
A short work delivered with wit, insight, and a hopeful vision of the future. Sibling Dex and Mosscap are characters that bounce off each other wonderfully, as the book peddles along at an easy clip.
If ever a work felt like a breath of fresh air, this is it.
battlepoet reviewed A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Review of 'A Psalm for the Wild-Built' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Wow! Now I want to be a tea monk, biking thru villages, bringing tea and succor to upset villagers. This book was a very charming, comforting read (as Becky Chambers's stories so often are!). This might be one of my favourite new reads of the year.
I look forward to Book 2!
Subjects
- Robots — Fiction
- Mythology — Fiction
- Self-consciousness (Awareness) — Fiction
- Gender-nonconforming people — Fiction
- Science Fiction
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