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54 lines
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<h2>Monk & Robot</h2>
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I have recently finished reading the Monk & Robot books by Becky Chambers.
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They were absolutly fantastic and I would advise anyone to read them.
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The first book is <a href="https://www.otherscribbles.com/a-psalm-for-the-wild-built/"> A Psalm for the Wild Built</a>
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and the second is <a href="https://www.otherscribbles.com/a-prayer-for-the-crown-shy/"> A Prayer for the Crown Shy</a>.
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These are some of the happiest, most peaceful science fiction books that I have read in a long time.
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Not that there is not challenge and conflict within them, but none that is unneccesary.
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The books explore the idea of what we may need when all of our needs are taken care of.
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All that could be provided for by society at least.
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Everyone has food, shelter, community.
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They are able to engage with what catches their interest, travel, explore, communicate to the level that they would like.
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The world is idyllic in so many ways, but the larger questions of purpose and meaning are still present, which is the main focus.
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I find myself drawn to Solarpunk as the world (our world) seems to be filled with more and more negativity and sadness.
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The escapism is not for adventure, glory, wars or battles.
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But for a world where people care.
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About eachother, about the world around them, about the objects that they use every day.
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Just like being more financially secure in my life has allowed me to zoom out a bit, think in a larger scope and on longer terms,
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having physical needs met allows the characters of the book to think more deeply about life.
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When the worry is always survival there is no point in wasting time or energy worrying about deeper needs.
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The world that Becky Chambers envisions here is bright, beautiful and caring.
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As so many science fiction books explore possible future technologies, she explores a society and the internal landscape of its inhabitants.
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It is a hopeful goal, something that I think we could aspire to create in our own world.
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The technology does not seem massively advanced compared to what we have here, just that the mindset is fundamentally different.
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This mindset is what is attracting me to Solarpunk as a genre.
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I have read the anthology "The Sunvault" in the past, and probably should again.
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Not sure if it was the right time for me to resonate with those ideas.
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I think it points the way for how we should try to progress as a society.
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Use based production, living in harmony with the world and eachother.
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The richness that we can produce used to heal the world and take care of eachother.
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Valuing relationships, experiences, quality.
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It is a world that I would like to see come to pass, and they are some of my favourite books because they are so different.
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I suspect that I will be reading them many times over, whenever I need a peaceful break from the world, or to envision a more hopeful future.
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