A Psalm for the Wild-Built — Content Guide for Parents
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- ReligionBriefOther or made-up faith
- ProfanityBrief
- ClimateBrief
- Gender & orientationSupporting
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- Violence
- Scary content
- Race & culture
- Sexual content
- Gender roles
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Religion
PRESENTContains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.
About this book
Winner of the Hugo Award!
In A Psalm for the Wild-Built, bestselling Becky Chambers's delightful new Monk and Robot series, gives us hope for the future.
It's been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.
One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of "what do people need?" is answered.
But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.
They're going to need to ask it a lot.
Becky Chambers's new series asks: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?
Frequently asked questions
Is A Psalm for the Wild-Built appropriate for a 7-year-old?
Dex is a monk of an invented religion with made-up gods such as Allalae, so the faith is fictional rather than a real-world religion. The book's text includes the strong swear word 'fuck' a few times, in the opening chapter and in Dex's dialogue.
Does A Psalm for the Wild-Built have violence?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Psalm for the Wild-Built have scary content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Psalm for the Wild-Built have religion?
Found (Brief, Other or made-up faith): Dex is a monk of an invented religion with made-up gods such as Allalae, so the faith is fictional rather than a real-world religion.
Does A Psalm for the Wild-Built have race & culture?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Psalm for the Wild-Built have profanity?
Found (Brief): The book's text includes the strong swear word 'fuck' a few times, in the opening chapter and in Dex's dialogue.
Does A Psalm for the Wild-Built have climate?
Found (Brief): The story is set in a society that has shifted to sustainable living and left half the land to nature, with overpopulation and heavy oil use mentioned as past problems.
Does A Psalm for the Wild-Built have sexual content?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Psalm for the Wild-Built have gender roles?
Not found in the sources we checked.
Does A Psalm for the Wild-Built have gender & orientation?
Found (Supporting): The main character, Dex, is nonbinary and is called 'they' and 'Sibling', and Dex is said to have once been lovers with another monk, Brother Baskin.
