#wayfarers — Public Fediverse posts
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"The long way to a small angry planet". Erster Teil der #Wayfarers Serie von Becky Chambers. Ein schönes Buch, wirklich, aber 5 Punkte konnte ich irgendwie nicht geben. Auch wenn ich verstehen kann, dass Leute das für eines der schönsten #ScienceFiction Bücher überhaupt halten. https://www.kuschelkirche.de/the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet-wayfarers-1
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"The long way to a small angry planet". Erster Teil der #Wayfarers Serie von Becky Chambers. Ein schönes Buch, wirklich, aber 5 Punkte konnte ich irgendwie nicht geben. Auch wenn ich verstehen kann, dass Leute das für eines der schönsten #ScienceFiction Bücher überhaupt halten. https://www.kuschelkirche.de/the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet-wayfarers-1
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"The long way to a small angry planet". Erster Teil der #Wayfarers Serie von Becky Chambers. Ein schönes Buch, wirklich, aber 5 Punkte konnte ich irgendwie nicht geben. Auch wenn ich verstehen kann, dass Leute das für eines der schönsten #ScienceFiction Bücher überhaupt halten. https://www.kuschelkirche.de/the-long-way-to-a-small-angry-planet-wayfarers-1
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I’ve been listening to the Wayfarer series (starts with A long way to small angry planet) and it’s really hit a lot of interesting aliens and alien cultures.
The fourth book (The Galaxy and the ground within) doesn’t even have any human characters, and it’s a lot about the different alien cultures.
Like the alien that doesn’t have ears, so only can communicate with other species using an implanted “talk box”.
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I’ve been listening to the Wayfarer series (starts with A long way to small angry planet) and it’s really hit a lot of interesting aliens and alien cultures.
The fourth book (The Galaxy and the ground within) doesn’t even have any human characters, and it’s a lot about the different alien cultures.
Like the alien that doesn’t have ears, so only can communicate with other species using an implanted “talk box”.
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I’ve been listening to the Wayfarer series (starts with A long way to small angry planet) and it’s really hit a lot of interesting aliens and alien cultures.
The fourth book (The Galaxy and the ground within) doesn’t even have any human characters, and it’s a lot about the different alien cultures.
Like the alien that doesn’t have ears, so only can communicate with other species using an implanted “talk box”.
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I’ve been listening to the Wayfarer series (starts with A long way to small angry planet) and it’s really hit a lot of interesting aliens and alien cultures.
The fourth book (The Galaxy and the ground within) doesn’t even have any human characters, and it’s a lot about the different alien cultures.
Like the alien that doesn’t have ears, so only can communicate with other species using an implanted “talk box”.
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I’ve been listening to the Wayfarer series (starts with A long way to small angry planet) and it’s really hit a lot of interesting aliens and alien cultures.
The fourth book (The Galaxy and the ground within) doesn’t even have any human characters, and it’s a lot about the different alien cultures.
Like the alien that doesn’t have ears, so only can communicate with other species using an implanted “talk box”.
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Finished my #MurderBot read through yesterday…
Next is #Wayfarers by #BeckyChambers
#Books #AmReading #Reading #ScienceFiction #CozyCore #AntiCorporate #SolarPunk
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Finished my #MurderBot read through yesterday…
Next is #Wayfarers by #BeckyChambers
#Books #AmReading #Reading #ScienceFiction #CozyCore #AntiCorporate #SolarPunk
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Finished my #MurderBot read through yesterday…
Next is #Wayfarers by #BeckyChambers
#Books #AmReading #Reading #ScienceFiction #CozyCore #AntiCorporate #SolarPunk
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Finished my #MurderBot read through yesterday…
Next is #Wayfarers by #BeckyChambers
#Books #AmReading #Reading #ScienceFiction #CozyCore #AntiCorporate #SolarPunk
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Lovelace's struggles with embodiment (which are very similar to Breq's in Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch series) can be read as an exploration of trans experiences*: an "illegal" experience, pressure to conform to stereotypes, a profound difference between "oneself" and "one's body". I'm still not sure I like this metaphor, but it's well-excecuted, and the parallels to Pepper's own story are interesting too.
*https://rheinhessen.social/@quidcumque/115642918202467751
(3/n)
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This is illegal, and against its wishes. How Lovelace copes with this situation, how Pepper tries and fails to help, is the main story here. It's intertwined with Pepper's own, rather horrible, backstory.
to help, is the main story here. It's intertwined with Pepper's own, rather horrible, backstory.This was very different from what I expected. And even though there are things that bug me, it was also far *better* than what I expected.
(2/n)
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So, the second book in Becky Chambers' "Wayfarers" series, "A Closed and Common Orbit". Where the first book was a cozy space opera following a four family spaceship crew of wormhole borers, this one feels almost like a spin-off rather than a sequel. It's almost entirely set on planets, and centers on Pepper and the Lovelace reboot. The rebooted ship's AI is now embodied in a humanoid body.
(1/n)
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Pepper's story was the one that broke my heart (big warning if you're sensitive to violence against children here) and gripped me. What happened to her horrible; how she got out is brilliant. For me, these parts were the strongest parts of the book, both from a storytelling point of view and an atmospheric one.
So - I did like it! And it's still making me think.
(But I missed the wormholes! I like wormhole boring!)
(4/n n=4)
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So, the second book in Becky Chambers' "Wayfarers" series, "A Closed and Common Orbit". Where the first book was a cozy space opera following a four family spaceship crew of wormhole borers, this one feels almost like a spin-off rather than a sequel. It's almost entirely set on planets, and centers on Pepper and the Lovelace reboot. The rebooted ship's AI is now embodied in a humanoid body.
(1/n)
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This is illegal, and against its wishes. How Lovelace copes with this situation, how Pepper tries and fails to help, is the main story here. It's intertwined with Pepper's own, rather horrible, backstory.
to help, is the main story here. It's intertwined with Pepper's own, rather horrible, backstory.This was very different from what I expected. And even though there are things that bug me, it was also far *better* than what I expected.
(2/n)
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Lovelace's struggles with embodiment (which are very similar to Breq's in Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch series) can be read as an exploration of trans experiences*: an "illegal" experience, pressure to conform to stereotypes, a profound difference between "oneself" and "one's body". I'm still not sure I like this metaphor, but it's well-excecuted, and the parallels to Pepper's own story are interesting too.
*https://rheinhessen.social/@quidcumque/115642918202467751
(3/n)
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Pepper's story was the one that broke my heart (big warning if you're sensitive to violence against children here) and gripped me. What happened to her horrible; how she got out is brilliant. For me, these parts were the strongest parts of the book, both from a storytelling point of view and an atmospheric one.
So - I did like it! And it's still making me think.
(But I missed the wormholes! I like wormhole boring!)
(4/n n=4)
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So, the second book in Becky Chambers' "Wayfarers" series, "A Closed and Common Orbit". Where the first book was a cozy space opera following a four family spaceship crew of wormhole borers, this one feels almost like a spin-off rather than a sequel. It's almost entirely set on planets, and centers on Pepper and the Lovelace reboot. The rebooted ship's AI is now embodied in a humanoid body.
(1/n)
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This is illegal, and against its wishes. How Lovelace copes with this situation, how Pepper tries and fails to help, is the main story here. It's intertwined with Pepper's own, rather horrible, backstory.
to help, is the main story here. It's intertwined with Pepper's own, rather horrible, backstory.This was very different from what I expected. And even though there are things that bug me, it was also far *better* than what I expected.
(2/n)
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Pepper's story was the one that broke my heart (big warning if you're sensitive to violence against children here) and gripped me. What happened to her horrible; how she got out is brilliant. For me, these parts were the strongest parts of the book, both from a storytelling point of view and an atmospheric one.
So - I did like it! And it's still making me think.
(But I missed the wormholes! I like wormhole boring!)
(4/n n=4)
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Lovelace's struggles with embodiment (which are very similar to Breq's in Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch series) can be read as an exploration of trans experiences*: an "illegal" experience, pressure to conform to stereotypes, a profound difference between "oneself" and "one's body". I'm still not sure I like this metaphor, but it's well-excecuted, and the parallels to Pepper's own story are interesting too.
*https://rheinhessen.social/@quidcumque/115642918202467751
(3/n)
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So, the second book in Becky Chambers' "Wayfarers" series, "A Closed and Common Orbit". Where the first book was a cozy space opera following a four family spaceship crew of wormhole borers, this one feels almost like a spin-off rather than a sequel. It's almost entirely set on planets, and centers on Pepper and the Lovelace reboot. The rebooted ship's AI is now embodied in a humanoid body.
(1/n)
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Lovelace's struggles with embodiment (which are very similar to Breq's in Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch series) can be read as an exploration of trans experiences*: an "illegal" experience, pressure to conform to stereotypes, a profound difference between "oneself" and "one's body". I'm still not sure I like this metaphor, but it's well-excecuted, and the parallels to Pepper's own story are interesting too.
*https://rheinhessen.social/@quidcumque/115642918202467751
(3/n)
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Pepper's story was the one that broke my heart (big warning if you're sensitive to violence against children here) and gripped me. What happened to her horrible; how she got out is brilliant. For me, these parts were the strongest parts of the book, both from a storytelling point of view and an atmospheric one.
So - I did like it! And it's still making me think.
(But I missed the wormholes! I like wormhole boring!)
(4/n n=4)
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This is illegal, and against its wishes. How Lovelace copes with this situation, how Pepper tries and fails to help, is the main story here. It's intertwined with Pepper's own, rather horrible, backstory.
to help, is the main story here. It's intertwined with Pepper's own, rather horrible, backstory.This was very different from what I expected. And even though there are things that bug me, it was also far *better* than what I expected.
(2/n)
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Pepper's story was the one that broke my heart (big warning if you're sensitive to violence against children here) and gripped me. What happened to her horrible; how she got out is brilliant. For me, these parts were the strongest parts of the book, both from a storytelling point of view and an atmospheric one.
So - I did like it! And it's still making me think.
(But I missed the wormholes! I like wormhole boring!)
(4/n n=4)
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Lovelace's struggles with embodiment (which are very similar to Breq's in Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch series) can be read as an exploration of trans experiences*: an "illegal" experience, pressure to conform to stereotypes, a profound difference between "oneself" and "one's body". I'm still not sure I like this metaphor, but it's well-excecuted, and the parallels to Pepper's own story are interesting too.
*https://rheinhessen.social/@quidcumque/115642918202467751
(3/n)
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This is illegal, and against its wishes. How Lovelace copes with this situation, how Pepper tries and fails to help, is the main story here. It's intertwined with Pepper's own, rather horrible, backstory.
to help, is the main story here. It's intertwined with Pepper's own, rather horrible, backstory.This was very different from what I expected. And even though there are things that bug me, it was also far *better* than what I expected.
(2/n)
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So, the second book in Becky Chambers' "Wayfarers" series, "A Closed and Common Orbit". Where the first book was a cozy space opera following a four family spaceship crew of wormhole borers, this one feels almost like a spin-off rather than a sequel. It's almost entirely set on planets, and centers on Pepper and the Lovelace reboot. The rebooted ship's AI is now embodied in a humanoid body.
(1/n)
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- there's intense pressure to conform to stereotypes, lest they are found out. If found out, they face dire consequences.
- friendships without outing themself feel dishonest, but outing themself might end the friendship
- the "parent" figures are certain they did them a favor, they did it in loving memory of someone who died
What's eventually done is something kind of resonant to the *nonbinary* trans experience, I think:
(2/n)
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A third solution, something different from both the way the AI was programmed to live and the embodied way the others imagined.
Everything sounds right, doesn't it? And yet I don't like something there and can't put my finger on what it is.
(3/n, n=3)
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- there's intense pressure to conform to stereotypes, lest they are found out. If found out, they face dire consequences.
- friendships without outing themself feel dishonest, but outing themself might end the friendship
- the "parent" figures are certain they did them a favor, they did it in loving memory of someone who died
What's eventually done is something kind of resonant to the *nonbinary* trans experience, I think:
(2/n)
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A third solution, something different from both the way the AI was programmed to live and the embodied way the others imagined.
Everything sounds right, doesn't it? And yet I don't like something there and can't put my finger on what it is.
(3/n, n=3)
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- there's intense pressure to conform to stereotypes, lest they are found out. If found out, they face dire consequences.
- friendships without outing themself feel dishonest, but outing themself might end the friendship
- the "parent" figures are certain they did them a favor, they did it in loving memory of someone who died
What's eventually done is something kind of resonant to the *nonbinary* trans experience, I think:
(2/n)
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A third solution, something different from both the way the AI was programmed to live and the embodied way the others imagined.
Everything sounds right, doesn't it? And yet I don't like something there and can't put my finger on what it is.
(3/n, n=3)
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- there's intense pressure to conform to stereotypes, lest they are found out. If found out, they face dire consequences.
- friendships without outing themself feel dishonest, but outing themself might end the friendship
- the "parent" figures are certain they did them a favor, they did it in loving memory of someone who died
What's eventually done is something kind of resonant to the *nonbinary* trans experience, I think:
(2/n)
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A third solution, something different from both the way the AI was programmed to live and the embodied way the others imagined.
Everything sounds right, doesn't it? And yet I don't like something there and can't put my finger on what it is.
(3/n, n=3)
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A third solution, something different from both the way the AI was programmed to live and the embodied way the others imagined.
Everything sounds right, doesn't it? And yet I don't like something there and can't put my finger on what it is.
(3/n, n=3)
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- there's intense pressure to conform to stereotypes, lest they are found out. If found out, they face dire consequences.
- friendships without outing themself feel dishonest, but outing themself might end the friendship
- the "parent" figures are certain they did them a favor, they did it in loving memory of someone who died
What's eventually done is something kind of resonant to the *nonbinary* trans experience, I think:
(2/n)
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Hm. Still thinking about "A Closed and Common Orbit" and the embodiment of AI there. I *think* it's a trans metaphor of sorts, but something about it bugs me.
I am not sure *what* it is that bugs me, it feels accurate enough:
- a person is in a body they didn't choose. They don't like it and don't feel it's "them" in a meaningful way.
- their friends tell them they just need time and will adjust eventually
(1/n)
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Hm. Still thinking about "A Closed and Common Orbit" and the embodiment of AI there. I *think* it's a trans metaphor of sorts, but something about it bugs me.
I am not sure *what* it is that bugs me, it feels accurate enough:
- a person is in a body they didn't choose. They don't like it and don't feel it's "them" in a meaningful way.
- their friends tell them they just need time and will adjust eventually
(1/n)
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Hm. Still thinking about "A Closed and Common Orbit" and the embodiment of AI there. I *think* it's a trans metaphor of sorts, but something about it bugs me.
I am not sure *what* it is that bugs me, it feels accurate enough:
- a person is in a body they didn't choose. They don't like it and don't feel it's "them" in a meaningful way.
- their friends tell them they just need time and will adjust eventually
(1/n)
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Hm. Still thinking about "A Closed and Common Orbit" and the embodiment of AI there. I *think* it's a trans metaphor of sorts, but something about it bugs me.
I am not sure *what* it is that bugs me, it feels accurate enough:
- a person is in a body they didn't choose. They don't like it and don't feel it's "them" in a meaningful way.
- their friends tell them they just need time and will adjust eventually
(1/n)
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Hm. Still thinking about "A Closed and Common Orbit" and the embodiment of AI there. I *think* it's a trans metaphor of sorts, but something about it bugs me.
I am not sure *what* it is that bugs me, it feels accurate enough:
- a person is in a body they didn't choose. They don't like it and don't feel it's "them" in a meaningful way.
- their friends tell them they just need time and will adjust eventually
(1/n)
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I came for cozy science fiction, and all I got was horrific child abuse and a trans metaphor, if it is indeed one, that hurts.
It's not bad, just really, really different from what I expected.
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I came for cozy science fiction, and all I got was horrific child abuse and a trans metaphor, if it is indeed one, that hurts.
It's not bad, just really, really different from what I expected.
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I came for cozy science fiction, and all I got was horrific child abuse and a trans metaphor, if it is indeed one, that hurts.
It's not bad, just really, really different from what I expected.
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I came for cozy science fiction, and all I got was horrific child abuse and a trans metaphor, if it is indeed one, that hurts.
It's not bad, just really, really different from what I expected.
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I came for cozy science fiction, and all I got was horrific child abuse and a trans metaphor, if it is indeed one, that hurts.
It's not bad, just really, really different from what I expected.
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"And maybe this, um, maybe this isn’t you right now. Maybe the face you’re, um, the face you’re wearing just needs a little time before it f-fits you. Or you fit it. Either way."
Or maybe you could, you know, *change it* to make it fit you better? Try to become your own person instead of "fitting in"?
HOW does that not occur to these people?!
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"And maybe this, um, maybe this isn’t you right now. Maybe the face you’re, um, the face you’re wearing just needs a little time before it f-fits you. Or you fit it. Either way."
Or maybe you could, you know, *change it* to make it fit you better? Try to become your own person instead of "fitting in"?
HOW does that not occur to these people?!
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"And maybe this, um, maybe this isn’t you right now. Maybe the face you’re, um, the face you’re wearing just needs a little time before it f-fits you. Or you fit it. Either way."
Or maybe you could, you know, *change it* to make it fit you better? Try to become your own person instead of "fitting in"?
HOW does that not occur to these people?!
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"And maybe this, um, maybe this isn’t you right now. Maybe the face you’re, um, the face you’re wearing just needs a little time before it f-fits you. Or you fit it. Either way."
Or maybe you could, you know, *change it* to make it fit you better? Try to become your own person instead of "fitting in"?
HOW does that not occur to these people?!
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"And maybe this, um, maybe this isn’t you right now. Maybe the face you’re, um, the face you’re wearing just needs a little time before it f-fits you. Or you fit it. Either way."
Or maybe you could, you know, *change it* to make it fit you better? Try to become your own person instead of "fitting in"?
HOW does that not occur to these people?!
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Why not refer to members of this species with four genders with four words instead of awkwardly talking about "boys" and "girls" with neutral pronouns? It reads weird.
And look, if we readers can remember all these species names, we can remember some genders, too.
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Why not refer to members of this species with four genders with four words instead of awkwardly talking about "boys" and "girls" with neutral pronouns? It reads weird.
And look, if we readers can remember all these species names, we can remember some genders, too.
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Why not refer to members of this species with four genders with four words instead of awkwardly talking about "boys" and "girls" with neutral pronouns? It reads weird.
And look, if we readers can remember all these species names, we can remember some genders, too.