moreĪn amazing amalgation of AI, childhood, the rights of sentient beings, the pure evil of consumerism, and motherhood. I'm very glad I added this one to my own physical library, as I think it will hold up well to a re-read. Well, whatever I'm no Grinch*** to quibble the minor details. But that's the impression I was left with in both books. Not that I would have said that, mind you. I felt a little like, once again, someone told Chambers to get a move on and finish up. Like A Long Way, there was a couple of very rapid plot developments near the end (view spoiler) While they do serve to nicely wrap things up, the pacing and resolution felt pressured. I do have a lingering question or two, primarily Sidra's solution (view spoiler). In a way, both are stories of survival and of identity, and they dovetail beautifully.
As both were written well but with different plotting tensions, I found myself both eager and reluctant at the end of each chapter to resume the other story. Often I dislike this narrative technique, but there's solid continuity as well as thematic parallels. Chapters go back and forth between the two, but are occasionally interrupted by a type of underground message boards where less-than-law-abiding citizens talk shop. Narrative then jumps into the story of Jane 23, a young female who works first cleaning then repairing parts with her clone-sisters. It begins with Lovelace the AI program, fresh in her new synthetic body, which she continually refers to as her 'kit.' It's a brilliant little device that constantly distances both the former Lovelace and the reader from her new housing. No matter, as Chambers is kind enough to start just twenty-eight minutes after the last book, although without the Wayfarer crew. It isn't at all a direct sequel to A Long Way, although the ending of that book does go a long way (I couldn't help myself) towards explaining the premise of this story. I'm fairly certain those are the only two choices here.ĭon't get me wrong as this by no means a sugary-sweet, singing festival: there is a lot more edginess, with subsistence living and even a touch of horror, but there's something equally wonderful-or better-in the story as a whole. This time, I won't keep my suspicions to myself: if you do not find this book enjoyable, you need to witness a little village of Whos holding hands and singing even though you just stole their Christmas Beast.** Or, just possibly, it is completely not your style of book. Personally, in my heart of hearts, I kind of suspected they might be suffering from Grinch syndrome,* but I respected it, because there were indeed a few flaws. This time, I won't keep my suspicions to myself: if you do not find this book enjoyable, you need to witness a little village of Whos holding hands and singing even though you just stole their Christmas Beast.** Or, just possibly, it is completely not you I understand that some people weren't fans of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. I understand that some people weren't fans of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet. When she joined the crew of the Wayfarer, an intergalactic ship, she got more than she bargained for - and learned to live with, and love, her rag-tag collection of crewmates.Ī Closed and Common Orbit is the stand-alone sequel to Becky Chambers' beloved debut novel The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet and is perfect for fans of Firefly, Joss Whedon, Mass Effect and Star Wars.more The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet introduced readers to the incredible world of Rosemary Harper, a young woman with a restless soul and secrets to keep.
Together, Pepper and Lovey will discover that no matter how vast space is, two people can fill it together.
As Lovelace learns to negotiate the universe and discover who she is, she makes friends with Pepper, an excitable engineer, who's determined to help her learn and grow. When she wakes up in an new body, following a total system shut-down and reboot, she has no memory of what came before. Together, Pepper and Lovey w Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence. Lovelace was once merely a ship's artificial intelligence.
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