#record of a spaceborn few

[callmemanatee]

I've heard fans say there should be a movie adaptation of The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, but consider this instead: a YouTube channel with a series of "vlogs" where characters from the Wayfarers books talk about what they're up to these days.

It would be small-scale, personal, and sweet. Just like the books we've grown to love.

#wayfarers series #the long way to a small angry planet #becky chambers #a closed and common orbit #record of a spaceborn few #the galaxy and the ground within

[koshercosplay]

one of the (many) things that resonated with me after reading the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers (if you haven't read them yet, GO READ THEM) is Ouloo's opinion on the exhaustion of political activism vs taking the easy way out and letting others do the work for you.

she wants to live a quiet life, and she wants people to stop killing each other. that's the extent of her politics. she doesn't know the complexities of the political landscape of the galactic commons in which she lives, nor is she obligated to become an expert in it: fundamentally, she wants people to get along, and she wants to serve them cake, and she does her best to live her life in exactly those terms. when she's confronted with her own biases, she works doubly hard on herself to overcome them, because her existence is dominated by that one, very very simple thing: be kind to others. some of the other characters look down at her for it, saying it's naive, that the world can't be made better with cake, that if she really cared she'd do something more tangible about it.

but I think there's something really valuable in that mindset. I want to be kind to others, and I want others to get along. I don't have the answers to all of the political questions in our society. but also, I don't have to. not everyone is capable of being loud and angry. I go through so much anxiety and stress, worrying that I'm not doing enough, I'm not loud enough, I'm not doing my part to change the world we live in, what if I'm just being lazy?

sometimes living your own life gently and with kindness and interacting with others from a place of love is enough. we need both kinds of people in the world. and sometimes gentle people get loud, and sometimes loud people need gentleness.

not having all the answers all the time is okay. worrying is not activism. anxiety is not activism. you are allowed to take care of your body and mind.

#this series also singlehandedly made me do a complete 180 on the subject of sex work #but thats another post #thoughts #rambling #feel free to reblog but dont clown #wayfarers #becky chambers #the long way to a small angry planet #a closed and common orbit #the galaxy and the ground within #record of a spaceborn few

[apple-byter]

Call me insane but the only romance I wanna read is the socially complex interspecies relationships in Wayfarers

#wayfarer #a long way to a small angry planet #a closed and common orbit #record of a spaceborn few #the galaxy and the ground within #becky chambers

[a-mymble-that-mumbles]

I know that a Wayfarers fandom exists somewhere. SOMEWHERE.

AND I CANT FIND IT.

Hear me now

I will find you

I will join you

And I will never be seen again.

Thank you for your time.

*i know it exists but not as much as I want it to*

#wayfarers series #wayfarers #becky chambers #the long way to a small angry planet #a closed and common orbit #record of a spaceborn few

[chocolatethe100badger]

would u like to see a drawing of the species from the wayfarers series

#becky chambers #wayfarers #the long way to a small angry planet #a close and common orbit #record of a spaceborn few #the galaxy and the ground within

[boyduroy]

Please do yourself a favor and go read the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers, it is such amazing queer science fiction that explores themes of family, belonging, and Identity

#becky chambers #wayfarer series #the long way to a small angry planet #a closed and common orbit #record of a spaceborn few #the galaxy and the ground within #wayfarers series #science fiction #book recommendations

[dan-reads]

Record of a Spaceborn Few

by Becky Chambers, (Wayfarers, #3)

Record of a Spaceborn Few, just like the first two of The Wayfarers series, has encapsulated humanity within its under 400 pages. The universe that this series takes place in feels pre-established, as if it existed before the first novel and will exist long after the last, and Becky Chambers in this series merely gives us snapshots of the lives of people in this world. In this third book in particular, we really do get a record of a space-born few, investigating the everyday life of a handful of characters with their own lives, who are flawed but perfect and unique but so similar. 

There is a specific connection to humanity that had me weeping in this novel that I can’t quite articulate without explaining some of the plot and providing a personal story.

Around halfway through the book, two of our protagonists meet: Sawyer and Eyas. Upon meeting, Eyas gives Sawyer some advice as he embarks on his new life aboard the homesteader ship that Eyas has lived and worked on her entire life. They part ways and the story progresses. Around two-thirds of the way through, Sawyer finally gets a job and sends Eyas a message thanking her for the advice. But this moment is bittersweet, as Sawyer dies while on this job. Around three-quarters of the way, Eyas, as this world’s version of a mortician, is set in charge of overseeing Sawyer’s funeral arrangements. But when Eyas sees Sawyer’s corpse, she instantly has a full physical and emotional reaction. In her profession, she regularly sees corpses of people she knew and didn’t know. This reaction is out of the ordinary for her. 

I read this moment and instantly wept. As Eyas circled what ifs in her mind, as she wept holding his belongings, I felt myself mourning with her. Though the two of them only spoke briefly, that momentary connection was enough to break down barriers and create something beautiful. That one meeting between them was enough to cause such immense grief and mourning, and Eyas couldn’t place why. This is one of the only moments in any book, series, movie, anything, that I have felt such a deep sense of humanity and such an understanding for the character.

A few years ago when I was in university, there was a networking session for my department, where students could meet faculty and researchers. I had the privilege to meet one of the post-doctoral fellows at this session and we hit it off. Though we only met the once, we chatted back and forth about sci-fi novels via email several times. When the conversations tapered off and nothing new had come up, there was a lull in our communications. A few months after this, they passed away suddenly. I wept and cried and repeatedly pondered “what if I had reached out again”, “what if we had more time to talk”, “what if…”. Though we only had that momentary connection, like Eyas and Sawyer, there was a level to that connection that went deeper than the surface. It dug its claws into the sheer fabric of our humanity and held on tighter than we could.

So when Eyas ran through her what ifs, when she broke down and cried over this person she met once, I was right there with her. Because of this bizarre quirk of humanity, we have the capacity to meet someone once and connect with them so purely that it lays us bare, all cards on the table. It is painful, and powerful and raw and unique and so so beautiful. It hurts like a bitch and I wouldn’t give it up for anything.

I hope you’re reading sci-fi in the afterlife, space cowboy 🤍

#Record of a Spaceborn Few #Becky Chambers #Wayfarers series #book review #personal #Science Fiction

[shouts-into-the-void]

Jumping into Record of a Spaceborn Few today, super excited to see some characters outside of the little group from the previous installments.

#i am a bit wary of the larger cast size again #but regardless i know it'll be good #space books #queer books #fiction books #books #sci fi #scifi #sci fi books #becky chambers #record of a spaceborn few #the wayfarers

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

THE WAYFARERS by Becky Chambers. Featuring the most beautiful edges I own!!

#books #book maps #the wayfarers #becky chambers #painted edges #sprayed edges #SERIOUSLY THIS IS IT THIS IS WHAT MADE ME ORDER THESE #i already have well-loved paperback copies lmao #but these were so gorgeous i couldn't help myself #the long way to a small angry planet #a closed and common orbit #record of a spaceborn few #the galaxy and the ground within

[twobluecows]

I’ve been reading Becky Chambers Wayfarers series and oh my god. I have not been able to stop thinking about Sawyer since finishing Record of a Spaceborn Few. Here’s how I imagined him <3 My dears he is the heart and soul of the book I love him

#becky chambers #record of a spaceborn few #wayfarers #wayfarers fanart #wayfarers series #I’m about to hyperfixate sorry everyone #sawyer gurskey #<- him ❤️

[solitarelee]

btw i cried for like 6h over Record of a Spaceborn Few that book is fucking ILLEGAL for school teachers oh my god. not the peer pressure!!!! not the horrifying consequences of peer pressure and the desire for family and community!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAA

really well done but yeah i cried so hard i almost threw up

#solitaretalk #record of a spaceborn few

[karin-gespenst]

What my favourite fictional characters teach me - open list part 6

Tessa Santoso:

Change can be a good thing

Talk to your family

Pick your fights with your kids and decide when it's importatnt that you decide what to do

Appriciate your friends

Be patient with teens, they'll get there

Choose your partner carefully

Feel your part in the link of generations

George Santoso:

treat your partner with great care: Make sure they know you are on their side

Don't stay away from your familiy for too long

Encourage your partner to be truthful

Eyas Perata:

Review your goals in life from time to time

Be kind to strangers

Build community

Cherish life and death as a circle

Learn to reach out to other people and be there for them, learn to find people who take care of you

Sunny:

Try out for different kinds of jobs

Befriend different kinds of people

Develop a good sense for boundaries

#becky chambers #record of a spaceborn few #Tessa Santoso #George Santoso #Eyas Perata #Sunny

[firstofficerrose]

Reading the way Becky Chambers writes community feels like coming home.

#record of a spaceborn few #the wayfarers #becky chambers #rose reads

[beartrice-inn-unnir]

For the book ask thing — favorite book (or books, I can never pick just one), and what you’re currently reading? I’m always on the lookout for queer sci fi and fantasy recs!

For favorites, here’s one fantasy and one sci-fi:

I have to give A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske a round of applause. It’s wonderful. Joy in a box. It’s an Edwardian English missing persons/murder mystery with magic and complicated families. It also uses one of my fav magic-user tropes - the magician who does a lot with very little power. It is also rather sexy, which is often a surprise to bookclubs.

For sci-fi, I’m going to pick Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers. It’s technically the third in a series, but the stories are only loosely connected by shared characters. They’re all worth a read, but this one is full of thoughts about memory and purpose and belonging. I’m planning a reread of this one soon.

And for what I’m currently reading:

I’ve been rereading The Hands of the Emperor by Victoria Goddard, which is massive and lovely - like a trusted friend holding your hand and saying “sometimes we can change the world with compassion and bureaucracy, and the people who love us will understand us and it will be good.”

I’m also reading From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg for the first time right now. I found it in a used bookstore and am enjoying it. I know it’s a classic for a lot of folks, but I’d never read it before.

I hope you enjoy any of these! And I’m always happy to offer more recommendations 📚🌊

#book recs #a marvellous light #freya marske #record of a spaceborn few #becky chambers #the hands of the emperor #victoria goddard #from the mixed-up files of mrs. basil e frankweiler #e l konigsburg

[persephones-stenographer]

She, too, had strangers' bodies placed in her care. They couldn't speak, but they'd been assured their whole lives that when the time came, they'd be treated with gentleness and respect. Nobody would find them odd or ugly. Nobody would do anything unkind. They'd be handled by someone who understood what a body was, how important, how singular.

Becky Chambers - Record of a Spaceborn Few

#quotes #book quotes #Becky Chambers #record of a spaceborn few

[spoiledbrat217]

I love reading books but sometimes people need to communicate their recs better 😭

I asked for recs and got given 2 books that was part of the same series, however they didn’t have which one was the first and second on them, now that I’ve gone to sit down and read them, I had to actually figure out which was the first, come to find out that the person recommending them neglected to tell me that this wasn’t the 1st and 2nd, but the 1st and the 4th!

I was told I was getting the 1st and 2nd books, and I can’t do anything about it cause I’m in a different country 😭😭😭😭

I will admit part of this is my fault for not doing research on the books before leaving the country, but still, a little warning would have been nice.

If anyone was curious or doing your own research, this is the order for the Wayfarers series.

1st Book - The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

2nd Book - A closed and Common Orbit

3rd Book - Record of a Spaceborn Few

4th Book - The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

#books and literature #Reader issues #Please explain your recs when giving them out #I will be taking slight responsibility #do some research #you never know what book you’re reading #the wayfarers #the wayfarers series order #the long way to a small angry planet #a closed and common orbit #record of a spaceborn few #the galaxy and the ground within