This crew lives and works primarily in space, and the story is more about their relationships than their mission to tunnel a wormhole from alien space back to familiar territory. There are moments when you love each character as well as moments you dislike them, and that takes talent to do repeatedly. What’s interesting to me is how Chambers manages to make most of the characters fairly round. Rather than trying to introduce them all, let me just say that there is an eclectic mix of Humans and other aliens, each of whom has distinctive personality traits, some as a result of their species and some as a result of their personality. Chambers takes the time to ensure each of the crew receives at least some time in the spotlight. This is a difficult book to summarize, because the back cover makes it seem like Rosemary is the main character, but in actuality this is an ensemble cast. Becky Chambers hasn’t written space opera so much as space pop, and I’m cool with that. This story is about the Wayfarer crew, their journey rather than their destination, and the things you learn along the way. The Wayfarer is in the middle of a tense diplomatic situation for sure, but this story isn’t about that. Although nominally space opera, if you were hoping for sweeping galactic politics and high stakes, you might want to look elsewhere. Well, this book lives up to its title: they definitely take the long way around.
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