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reviewed A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #1)

Becky Chambers: A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Hardcover, 2021, Tordotcom)

It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; …

A book I didn’t realise I needed to read

I’ve had this book on my “To Read” list for about four years, since reading the Wayfarers series back to back.

I put it off because frankly £10 for an ebook copy of a 150 page novella is expensive and I was hoping it would get cheaper at some point.

Anyway, I’m at a point in my life where I’ve got a high pressure job, two demanding boys, a wife to keep happy and bills to pay. Frankly it all gets a bit much at times and I do find myself questioning the purpose of it all.

Honestly maybe I need to find religion, but in the absence of that this book is pretty bloody relatable to me right now. I will definitely be recommending it to others as a thought provoking quick read.