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The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet: Wayfarers 1

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Chapter 10: The Wane: We meet Ohan, Sianat Pair of The Wayfarer, looking out the window of their quarters. They are experiencing the first stage of The Wane: stiffness and muscle spasms. Eventually their body would continue to degrade and break down. Ohan is afraid, even if the infection was sacred. Only Chef and Ashby know that Ohan has begun to Wane. All you can do, Rosemary – all any of us can do – is work to be something positive instead. That is a choice that every sapient must make every day of their life. The universe is what we make of it. It’s up to you to decide what part you will play.” This novel with its mouthful of a title focuses on the crew of the Wayfarer, contractors who build tunnels (wormholes, I think?) that connect distant areas of the Galactic Commons. We follow this diverse, not-exclusively-human cast of characters on their journey to the eponymous planet. This novel has been described as 'slice-of-life' fiction, with not much in the way of plotting and a heavy emphasis on the everyday lives of the characters - the Long Way features much more than the Small, Angry Planet. or so - Spoiler Free/First Impressions Discussion. I know we have spoiler tags here, but I always think this is a good discussion that everyone is free to enter, and it can be used to help convince others to read it. If it is full of hidden spoilers, it won't work the same. I'm not saying you can't do that some, but the point will be to have a discussion that anyone can enter and read most of the comments.

‘The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet’, by Becky Chambers

I loved this book, and I can't wait to share my thoughts on the sequels with you later because I think I loved books 2 and 4 the most. That’s not the same. What happened to you, to your species, it’s . . . it doesn’t even compare.’ ‘Why? Because it’s worse?’ She nodded. ‘But it still compares. If you have a fractured bone, and I’ve broken every bone in my body, does that make your fracture go away? Does it hurt you any less, knowing that I am in more pain?” Kizzy - A technician on the Wayfarer. Never, have I ever, read a character that I felt I was personally more like than Kizzy Shao. From her being so talkative, to always trying to be cheerful and positive, to her playing dating sims and loving all food, especially all things spicy, to her loving so unconditionally. I will never answer another bookish question of “what character are you most like” with bits and pieces from other books, because I truly see all of myself in Kizzy. Oh, and her being Asian warms my damn heart, too. Humans’ preoccupation with ‘being happy’ was something he had never been able to figure out. No sapient could sustain happiness all of the time, just as no one could live permanently within anger, or boredom, or grief.”

What was **normal everyday life** like for people living 50, 100, or more years ago? Featuring old photos, scanned documents, articles, and personal anecdotes that offer a glimpse into the past. No sapient could sustain happiness all of the time, just as no one could live permanently within anger, or boredom, or grief.” The author seems to be trying to emulate the Joss Whedon and associates style of breezy television writing (Firefly, Buffy, Shield etc) which also depicts groups of friends having adventures but what imitators forget is that Whedon created conflict between his characters, he threw massive obstacles in their path, he made them hate each other sometimes, he *scarred* them, he often killed them and so the lessons that they learnt about acceptance and loyalty and diversity and courage etc genuinely resonated with the viewer because they were hard won. This by contrast is tepid, innocuous, and faintly patronising, perfect for a 21st century audience that wants to feel cozy and be spoon fed all the answers.

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - Goodreads

Ohan – A Sianat Pair, the ship's Navigator, they are able to understand the complexities of the sublayer. Without them, the Wayfarer's tunneling would be impossible. They keep to themself when not directing Sissix's piloting through the sublayer.Also, please know that there is no semblance of a review that I could write that would do this book even a percent of justice or let you know even an ounce of how much it impacted me. But I’m going to try my best, because this book deserves nothing less.

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Jenks – The Wayfarer's other technician. Human and shorter than most people in the Galactic Commons, but chooses not to get this changed. She would never, ever understand the idea that a child, especially an infant, was of more value than an adult who had already gained all the skills needed to benefit the community. The death of a new hatchling was so common as to be expected. The death of a child about to feather, yes, that was sad. But a real tragedy was the loss of an adult with friends and lovers and family. The idea that a loss of potential was somehow worse than a loss of achievement and knowledge was something she had never been able to wrap her brain around.” Ashby grew up in the Exodus Fleet, and his family still live there. On the Exodan homesteader Asteria he has an elderly father (" Pop"), and a sister, Tessa, who has two children, Ky (aged 2) and Aya (aged 9). He regularly sends credit to both Tessa and his father.Everyone in the book had to make choices, to share their secrets, to make choices for others so they wouldn't die even if they didn't want that choice made, thoughts and feelings toward other crew members, AI love, people trying to hide their love for things that just finally had to come out. Doing things for each other even if you don't really like each other because you are crew mates and you are family. These aliens and people have been together for years and years. For cost savings, you can change your plan at any time online in the “Settings & Account” section. If you’d like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. Jenks - A technician on the Wayfarer. I will say I think the moment I fell in love with this book was when Jenks asked Lovey, “What kind of body do you want to have?” One of my biggest pet peeves in all of literature is when authors give AIs genders. And seeing Lovey decide what she wanted to be… friends, I don’t have words for how beautiful it is. You all know that I’m pansexual, so maybe I’m stretching here, but I think Jenks is my new pansexual hero, by the way.

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