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A review by nerdyprettythings
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to an advanced copy of the audiobook.
I love the Monk and Robot novellas with all my heart. Despite their short length, they create this cozy (but so vivid!) world where robots once became sentient and humanity had to reckon with how it had used machines to overtake the planet.
Everyone in the book, especially our leads, approaches others with such softness, with a desire for understanding rather than an agenda. In this book, Mosscap (the robot) is on a mission to finally meet humanity and learn what they need. It is accompanied by Sibling Dex, a monk who, despite going through all motions, always struggles with whether or not they are doing what they should with their life and how they’d feel if not. It is such a relatable feeling, despite their life of biking the countryside alongside a robot being about as far from average as it gets. My preorder of the hardcover comes in tomorrow, and I know I’ll be reading this (and A Psalm for the Wild-Built) again in print.
I love the Monk and Robot novellas with all my heart. Despite their short length, they create this cozy (but so vivid!) world where robots once became sentient and humanity had to reckon with how it had used machines to overtake the planet.
Everyone in the book, especially our leads, approaches others with such softness, with a desire for understanding rather than an agenda. In this book, Mosscap (the robot) is on a mission to finally meet humanity and learn what they need. It is accompanied by Sibling Dex, a monk who, despite going through all motions, always struggles with whether or not they are doing what they should with their life and how they’d feel if not. It is such a relatable feeling, despite their life of biking the countryside alongside a robot being about as far from average as it gets. My preorder of the hardcover comes in tomorrow, and I know I’ll be reading this (and A Psalm for the Wild-Built) again in print.