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Just ordered my copy and should have it next week!

Uhm. I have my copy. Now for the time to read it! :)

The prior book was the first book that I found myself reading on my phone for a good chunk of it, and I suspect that I will do the same with this one. Fortunately it's sufficiently lighthearted to digest it in that format. I prefer print, and e-books are ok, but until now I have always read them on a tablet. I found myself in situations where I had no book with me and opted to read this in the Libby app on my phone, such as standing in line for roller coasters, or on the bus when my primary book was just too big to bring for a short transit.

I'm about 10% done and enjoying it a lot; Chambers does a good job of applying Lovelace's perspective, and I am very curious to see where Jane's story is going to go (even though we know the end point).

I liked this book the least in the series, so I'm interested in hearing other perspectives. I did finish it and loved the next book, but for some reason this one just didn't resonate well with me at all.

Did anyone else end up feeling like Lovelace's personality completely changed in between the last book and this one? And I do mean Lovelace, not Lovey.

Marc, Jane's story actually (view spoiler)[includes Blue's (although that's not immediately apparent and I don't think it's ever said "out loud") and I do wish his backstory could have been expanded. (hide spoiler)]

Finished it last night; I must have read over half of it yesterday alone. This captures the best of science fiction: exploring the human condition through non-human lenses. I enjoyed the Jane storyline more than Sidra's, but both were good. I was surprised at (view spoiler)[the convergence of the storylines in the final chapters (hide spoiler)].

A good, light read, thoughtful without being heavy. I don't know what the third book is about but I guess I fill find out in August as this series buddy read progresses... assuming other people are still 'round these parts? Anne? Ariel? Barbara? Christina? Lindsay?Lizzie? I'm sure it is normal for buddy read participation to drop off as the year progresses.

Marc wrote: "Finished it last night; I must have read over half of it yesterday alone. This captures the best of science fiction: exploring the human condition through non-human lenses. I enjoyed the Jane story..."

I plan to read this book this weekend...at the last minute, I know!

I will definitely be around for the August discussion of Record of a Spaceborn Few! I should be able to read it early in August.

Lynn wrote: "I plan to read this book this weekend...at the last minute, I know!"

It's a totally doable weekend read. Enjoy!

I’m still reading but being very slow about it, I’m not that far in but am enjoying it so far.

I'm over halfway through now and enjoying it. I like that the chapters are short, I always prefer shorter chapters but in this case, given we're alternating between Sidra and Jane, you don't have to wait long to get back to the other's story.

I think what's done really well is the perspective - even though it's in third person, the narration is different for Jane than it is for Sidra, the way it's told matches the character (and her age) well, including the way it changes as Jane gets older. Really looking forward to finding out more about where Jane is from and what's going on there.

I love the Aeluon colour communication stuff! Interesting to realise that something like a really colourful market would be really "noisy" for them! Becky Chambers put a lot of thought into details like that, I think.

Thank you for the extra time to finish this one, Kristin MB!

I am on page 98. This past weekend was too busy to get much reading done and this week has been even busier. I agree about Chambers� attention to detail and the very different perspectives of Jane and Sidra. They’re both totally disoriented. I hadn’t even considered what Jane’s communication skills might include or exclude...

I've finished it, stormed through the last third over a few hours this morning. I really enjoyed it, I love how it all comes together. I enjoyed both Jane's pov chapters and Sidra's, I loved the thought put into describing the point of view of someone who is differently-wired, and into the effect an upbringing like Jane's would have on her.

(view spoiler)[ It's interesting to notice that my instincts wanted there to be a way for Jane to dramatically, heroically overthrow the evil on that planet and rescue all the Janes etc, but I actually love how human and realistic the universe is, Jane's situation feels analogous to us having to live in our world knowing that there is so much dark stuff going on out there, that we can't individually do anything about. While, in these books, it's the individual human stories of family and support and love that makes the story so cathartic. (hide spoiler)]

Lizzie wrote: "I've finished it, stormed through the last third over a few hours this morning. I really enjoyed it, I love how it all comes together. I enjoyed both Jane's pov chapters and Sidra's, I loved the th..."

I agree with your spoiler! And that is all most of us can usually do anyway. We truly have so little control.

This was yet another 10-star read for me! I loved this book! I particularly enjoyed (view spoiler)[Sidra's philosophizing about having a life's purpose and her realization that since humans developed her, it is only to be expected that she feels no true "life purpose" beyond the everyday maintenance of the ship and safety of the crew, since humans have no true understanding of their own life purpose and are still exploring and developing myths to explain it...to themselves!

And what she did for Owl! OMG! I was so worried for her! And I truly hoped Pepper did understand and would accept Sidra's ultimate sacrifice. I loved how everyone seemed to get what they needed/wanted, even if their lives were completely changed as a result!

Poor Jane! I just could not imagine... Oh, oh, oh! And when I realized she was truly EATING the dogs! I was immediately appalled, but then I reminded myself that I could and should feel the same way about any other animal we kill and eat: chickens, hogs, cattle, deer, fish, etc. (hide spoiler)]