I absolutely adored this book. I don't know exactly what I expected when I picked up this book, but what I ended up getting was a fun and well-paced space adventure with wonderfully complex characters and many unique cultures. It reminded me a little of Firefly, with the old ship and cast of unique characters. It also reminded me of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in the quirkiness of the writings.

Things I liked:
1. The Characters: At its core, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet is a character-driven story. We learn about all of the members of the Wayfarer, and their unique cultural differences. Despite these differences, they are able to work and live together as more than just crew mates. They really are a family. I appreciated the creativity of the author in constructing these cultures. We learn all about the social and political ins and outs of all these people, and it's just wonderful. The best thing is that it doesn't feel info-dumpy at all, which can be attributed to the fun and engaging writing.

2.The Diversity: It would probably not surprise anyone to know that a book featuring several alien species has a lot of diversity. But this book also deals with gender concepts and sexuality in a way that is very interesting.

3. Lovey: I like the question of what constitutes life. Lovey is an AI character and there are several discussions of what, if any, rights should be afforded to her and other AIs. Aside from that, she is just a very sweet character. Probably my second favorite AI after Iko from the Lunar Chronicles.

I could probably write all day about all of the wonderful aspects of this book.