The world of Panga is a really neat near-ish future alternate reality sci-fi. We have just enough time to get introduced to the worldbuilding before we dive right into the point. My reason for this is because the novella is perfect for this story.
However, I am choosing to believe that making A Psalm for the Wild-Built a novella was a conscious decision on Chambers’ part.
A story is as long as it needs to be, whether that’s 300 words, 300 pages, or 3 whole books. Normally, it is not the format that makes the story. It is no secret I love novellas (it’s in my bio). This story is possibly going to come in as my favorite of 2021 because it has less than average worldbuilding details and extremely ordinary characters. I think the two things that really drove this story into my heart were the limited worldbuilding and the ordinary characters. I felt both vulnerable and safe when reading it. I cannot express enough how much I needed this book in my life. Instead, they find a self-aware robot, and that’s when their journey really begins. Out there, Dex hopes to find their purpose, their satisfaction, their reason for living. The wild has been protected for many years, a place humankind not only does not touch, but is not allowed to touch. So, what does a tea monk do when faced with a lackluster view of a completely fantastic life: they go into the wild.
They change their vocation, becoming a tea monk traveling around to the various villages and towns to bring whatever comfort they can to the citizens through good tea and patient listening…except that’s not satisfying Dex either. Sibling Dex is a monk of the Child God Allalae in Panga’s City and is completely unsatisfied with their life. A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers is the biggest, cuddliest, most-needed hug I could have ever asked for. But sometimes, I just need a book to give me a hug. Sometimes, I find comfort in an angsty book that rages with me. Like many others, I have taken solace from all the messiness in reading.
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