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I don’t read much fiction, but the fiction I do read tends to be post-apocalypse. I have always loved the dystopia fiction genre, so it was quite a sharp turn for me last year when I first read a hymn for the wild built. The definition of cozy fiction, the Monk and robot duology is basically the opposite of post-apocalyptic fiction, it represents something of a Utopia fiction. It’s a world that feels almost believable, almost too good to be true vision of a peaceful pastoral future where Humanity lives in harmony with nature and each other, having put war and greed and Corruption behind them.
I have fond memories of reading the first book last year, but it was not until cracking open the sequel, a prayer for the crown shy, that I really felt that tug in my chest Longing To live in the world Becky Chambers has created. I think a reason for it is that the first book primarily focuses on the relationship between the two main characters, but the second book explores a bit more in depth the concepts of the society which dex and mosscap live in.
I suppose these books will have their detractors which might criticize these stories as being shallow wish fulfillment, or low stakes pabulum oatmeal fiction. Maybe the reason I can Envision these criticisms is because at one point in my life I might have made them myself, but right maybe because of the state of the world this story is just so comforting in its ability to transport me to another reality and if it is like owed meal it is the most delicious bowl of oatmeal I have ever sat down to in a long time. If anything I just need a cup of warm tea to go with it.