Record of a Spaceborn Few

"Finished March 18th. Audiobook. I absolutely love this series. It makes me think and feel in ways only sci-fi can. "

"A moving book with important themes. I would call this literary fiction set in space. "

"Less in plot but my goodness SO MUCH CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT! THIS WAS SO GOOD!!! This whole book is a wonderful ode to how people move, whether that be from or to something different or both. It’s the evolution of a species, seen from the different perspectives of those within it. It’s the answer to a question you didn’t know you were silently asking. We came from somewhere, and some-bodies, and for better or worse we are them and they are us. Whether that is in complete opposite form or the same, the past people and events shaped us, and in this never ending cycle, we shape the future for generations to come. It’s the human experience in a world where more than humans exist. How to find a path you didn’t know existed, away from the very source that carved it. I absolutely cried for Sawyer, and saw how Sawyer shaped Eyas, and Kip. When I tell you I CRIED ugly tears at Kip’s epilogue. I am absolutely intrigued of what a life as an Archivist like Isabel would be like, and how beautiful this world BC created views caretakers as opposed to how we see them in reality. This book gave me all the warm and fuzzy.. and some of my favorite quotes. I absolutely ADORED this from beginning to end. Happy reading!"

"3.75 star<br/><br/>This was a difficult rating. The story of course is character dominant which is fine, I enjoy the depth of them but that means the story will loose it's momentum. The bit that didn't sit well with me was the lack of alien interaction. That's what made me fall in love with Becky's stories to begin with, the unique way of life they all brought into the mix. It made the seires colorful and alluring. So it was difficult to focus on the humans. The ending was marvelous though and almost made up for it.<br/><br/>Rarely did any character, main or side, get described in any detail. I'm almost certain this was done on purpose because it became blatantly obvious after a few chapters. So if anyone understands why please comment below. I was not a fan of that all. For instance I didn't know until pg. 327 that Tess had curls and as far as I'm aware that was her only feature mentioned.<br/><br/>The story started off very disjointed for me. I couldn't get much of a place for reference. Honestly a little space diagram would be cool sometimes. Now the description of the ship peaked my interest a lot. It was even more wonderful having a picture on the book cover and made for a great visual effect. So as I mentioned the beginning, you go thru 5 perspectives in a row which was daunting to be frank, and it centers around a disaster. Even though I wasn't pleased with the human line up, the plot actually did come together rather beautifully in the end.<br/><br/>Also I especially loved Ghuh'lolan observations of the Exoden's. Honestly it didn't become exciting until she visited. But Ghuh'lolan made many unique statements that had me using my brain for more than a hat holder. Aside from the one alien in the book, the humans were diverse in there manners and partners, though I wasn't sure about appearances as I mentioned. The story really became bogged down after a while but luckily the author has a soothing writing style and I was still able to finish.<br/><br/>It's beautiful how you are still within the universe but seeing it from different characters in each book of the series. So just because I didn't love this story I'm still confident in the next one."

"Interesting slice of life for various people living out in space. It was my least favorite of the three so far, probably because it jumps to several different, (mostly) unrelated characters in each chapter and that tends to bother me. But still good reading. It took me a while to get into. <br/>"

"Slice of life but with enough profound examination of the human condition, hope, and curiosity to shed tears over"