A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot, #1) in Pick-a-Shelf

Sep 08, 2024 emily rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2024, read-in-one-sitting, queers-and-queer-relationships, cozy-comfort-reads, nature-and-creativity-are-holy, zz-2024-rollforit, solarpunk-hopeful

this was everything everyone has said about it and then some. what a sweet little jewel of a book. def getting the second one asap.

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Apr 18, 2022 Joanna rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-sci-fi, audiobooks, 2022-read, rws-2022-spring

I've never been able to really get into reading cozy mysteries, but I'm all in for Chambers' variety of cozy sci-fi. At this point, I'd read just about anything that this author writes. I loved the first three Wayfarers books (and am looking forward to reading the fourth soon). I'm excited about this new series. Chambers has a way of writing inclusive characters and thoughtful interactions that demonstrate ways of interacting that feel authentic and also nice.

This book is about friendship and th ...more

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Jan 20, 2023 Roseann rated it it was amazing

I do not give 5 stars very often. This slim story made me laugh out loud and even tear up a couple time. Not only is it entertaining, but also has some philosophical lessons within.

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Mar 26, 2024 Cora rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: woman-author, american-author, kindle, science-fiction, robots, novella, lgbtq

This was a sweet little, philosophical story. The monk and the robot are interesting characters and I really liked their friendship. There were definitely times in my life that I felt like the monk and also times when I was like the robot, simply finding joy in the moment. I am curious where the author takes this in the next book in the series. Overall, I liked the story and the characters and it was a nice palate cleanser of a book.

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