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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet - A short review
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:17:15 -0500
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On 4/10/2025 1:07 PM, BCFD 36 wrote:
> On 4/9/25 12:57, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> On 4/9/2025 1:52 PM, BCFD 36 wrote:
>>> I am glad the google groups at least has the some of the old stuff in 
>>> it. I see that this book had been lightly discussed years ago.
>>>
>>> Whilst in Hawaii, I read "The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet". It 
>>> had the potential to be really good. Or really smutty. But for me it 
>>> was just "meh".
>>
>> I reviewed this book here on March 19, 2025.
>>
>> ""The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, 1)" by Becky Chambers
>>     https://www.amazon.com/Long-Small-Angry-Planet-Wayfarers/ 
>> dp/0062444131/
>>
>> The first book of a four book space opera science fiction series.  I 
>> read the well printed and well bound trade paperback published by 
>> Harper Voyager in 2014 that I bought new on Amazon.  I have bought the 
>> second book in the series and am reading that now.  Please note that 
>> this series won the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Series.
>>
>> Life in the not so near future is quite different.  Earth was horribly 
>> polluted and overcrowded so many people moved to other planets and 
>> space ships in the Solar System.  And then the aliens showed up using 
>> wormhole traveling space ships to cross the great expanses of space 
>> much faster. The humans are now junior members of the Galactic 
>> Commons, the GC, with all of the rights and responsibilities that come 
>> with that.
>>
>> Rosemary Harper is on the run from her past.  She was born and raised 
>> on Mars and has been educated as a administrative clerk with fluency 
>> in several alien languages.  She has been hired by Captain Ashby 
>> Santoso of the wormhole tunneling small and aged spaceship "Wayfarer" 
>> to sort out their paperwork messes.  The crew is of several alien 
>> races and diverse capabilities: a captain, a pilot, a navigator, a 
>> doctor / chef, a algae fuel technician, and two equipment 
>> technicians.  Plus an AI to run the myriad processes of a space ship.
>>
>> This book reminds me so much of the "Firefly" tv series due to the 
>> crew interactions.  There are many space alien races, xenophobia, both 
>> mammals and reptiles plus a blob race, AIs, etc.  Technology and 
>> craziness are rampant throughout the galaxy with people living 
>> everywhere that they can set down roots for a while.
>>
>> The drawing of the "Wayfayer" on the cover is totally cool with the 
>> solarium containing the miniature forest on top of the spaceship.  I 
>> would like to see a larger picture of it.
>>
>> The author has a website at:
>>     https://www.otherscribbles.com/
>>
>> My rating:  5 out of 5 stars
>> Amazon rating:  4.4 out of 5 stars (27,656 reviews)
>>
>> Lynn"
>>
>> Lynn
>>
>>
>>
> 
> DOH!
> 
> It was your review of the book that caused me to buy it. Maybe we drank 
> too many Mai Tais while we were in Hawaii? Too many shots to the head 
> when I was boxing in college or playing football in high school?

Sorry, James's reviews are so much better than mine.
  
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/not-quite-the-traveller-novel-i-was-expecting

Lynn