In Panga’s main city, we meet Sibling Dex: a non-binary twenty-nine-year-old gardener who has no idea what they want to do with their life. That’s where they’ve remained, far from human life. In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, we enter a utopian future years after the end of the Factory Age, when robots put down their tools and gave up their roles as human servants to disappear into the untouched wilderness. “If we want change, or good fortune, or solace, we have to create it for ourselves.” A Psalm for the Wild-Built It’s also full of slice-of-life vibes, if you love that in your reading material. As well as anyone who wants a break, A Psalm for the Wild-Built is the perfect book for anyone feeling lost, directionless, or in need of a big change in life. There’s something so therapeutic about Becky Chambers’ writing. Is A Psalm for the Wild-Built worth a read? This book got me thinking more about my work and how I live than most other books I’ve read in the last year, which, considering how much I read, is saying something. That’s where they’ve remained, far from human life… until a robot suddenly turns up at a tea monk’s door.

In this heartwarming story, we enter a utopian future years after the end of the Factory Age, when robots put down their tools and gave up their roles as human servants to disappear into the untouched wilderness. The result is a true balm for the soul, as comforting and wholesome as any of the personalized tea blends conjured and served with love by Dex, a tea monk at the centre of this story.Īt the heart of the book are these questions: What do humans really want? What does a meaningful life look like? And what about meaningful work?

The first book in Becky Chamber’s Monk and Robot series, A Psalm for the Wild-Built is one of the most popular books at the forefront of hopepunk, a genre of optimistic and utopian sci-fi that’s grounded in human kindness, sustainability, and care for nature. This book opens with a dedication to anyone who could do with a break. Just an hour or two to sit and do something nice, and then they could get back to whatever it was.” A Psalm for the Wild-Built Book review of A Psalm for the Wild-Built

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