![]() ![]() ![]() Traveling deep into the forest, Dex meets the robot Mosscap, and agrees to help it learn about the human world in exchange for help finding the ancient monastery. A gnawing sense of dissatisfaction drives them to break this routine and set off into the wildness in search of the ruins of a hermitage. On a broader level, Dex is simply present for people who visit their cart. ![]() The tea monk Sibling Dex roams the forested moon Panga, offering the right blend of teas to world-weary visitors seeking to unload their troubles or enjoy a few quiet minutes. As the story unfolded I found myself drifting away from the text, taking time to reflect on the ideas of happiness and purpose, consider the personal nature of history, make tea in my favorite cup, and mentally wander along forest paths I hadn’t thought about in decades. ![]() The novel’s tone invites slowly exploring the text while listening to birds singing early in the morning or the sound of evening rain. As they learn more about the ways in which robots imagined their place in the world and their relationships to each other in the years after their liberation, Dex comes to understand that purpose can emerge from simply being in the world and finding one’s own happiness, and that striving to create and fulfill a set purpose can become a distraction and lead to anger and frustration.īy Shae Davidson Reading Becky Chambers’ beautiful, slender novella, A Psalm for the Wild-Built took longer than I’d expected. ![]()
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