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A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
5.0

Dex has lost their way in life, in their quest to find their purpose they meet Mosscap, a robot searching for its own answers.

This book was like receiving a hug when you need it most and savoring a perfectly brewed cup of tea. It made me cry good tears and made me FEEL. I spent an afternoon living with Dex and then Mosscap and I felt transported to this beautiful, aspirational world that I’m feeling such yearning for. I wish it were real in the worst way.

It’s a world where people stood at the brink of ecological disaster and made compassionate choices that healed their planet and uplifted all creatures and sometimes the world I live in feels so ugly and harsh and hopeless that it was in some ways painful to inhabit this beautiful alternate world.

I think everyone should read this book. It was beautiful and funny and heartwarming and I cannot wait to read the next on the series.