caligo's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
boyswillbeboxes's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
brentonbj08's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
voidstar's review against another edition
5.0
This entire series is really, really good! Highly recommend the audiobooks because they're narrated by Kevin R Free, who is a very talented voice actor.
You'll either love this series or you'll hate it, it just depends on how much you like or relate to our POV character, MurderBot.
This book is the beginning of it's first narrative arc learning how to be a person and let itself love and be loved.
You'll either love this series or you'll hate it, it just depends on how much you like or relate to our POV character, MurderBot.
This book is the beginning of it's first narrative arc learning how to be a person and let itself love and be loved.
punkadeedle's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
menniemenace's review against another edition
4.0
Popsugar 2020: A book with a robot, cyborg, or AI character.
I've planned to read this more than once. It's highly recommended, it's short, and it's fun. I'm so glad I finally did read it.
I liked how Murderbot is very laid-back and human in his laziness and disinterest. It's great. Having an AI that's sub-optimal is pretty clever. Everything about Murderbot is pretty clever actually.
It's also very relatable. I too don't pay attention to details and try to guess stuff that I should actually know, all way maintaining the air of being competent.
All in all, I'm very excited about this series.
I've planned to read this more than once. It's highly recommended, it's short, and it's fun. I'm so glad I finally did read it.
I liked how Murderbot is very laid-back and human in his laziness and disinterest. It's great. Having an AI that's sub-optimal is pretty clever. Everything about Murderbot is pretty clever actually.
It's also very relatable. I too don't pay attention to details and try to guess stuff that I should actually know, all way maintaining the air of being competent.
All in all, I'm very excited about this series.
sudili's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
readbygio's review against another edition
5.0
4,5 ⭐ Conocido en español como Los diarios de Matabot: sistemas críticos, es el primer libro de una serie de ciencia ficción protagonizada por un cyborg que ha logrado hackear su propio sistema de control pasando inadvertido o inadvertida (acorde a sus propias declaraciones, no tiene género).
Una vez que tiene el control de si mismo, su prioridad pasa a ser la descarga y consumo de contenido audiovisual de dudosa calidad con el que pueda pasar las horas, controlando mínimamente a los humanos a cargo para no levantar sospechas de la compañía que lo "maneja". Esta compañía es la encargada de suministrar estos cyborgs o robots asesinos a modo de cobertura en las distintas operaciones de exploración que determinados científicos realizan en territorios inexplorados.
Lo que más se disfruta en esta historia es la personalidad de murdebot, sus comentarios, sus reflexiones, sus críticas. Logró que me interesara en continuar la serie al 100%
Este pequeño librito de menos de 200 págs. se ganó los premios Hugo, Nébula, y Locus además de convertirse obviamente en un bestseller.
Al momento se conocen 9 títulos dentro de esta serie, incluyendo historias cortas pero se presume que serán 14, nada seguro dado que es un trabajo en proceso. Es la primera vez que leo a Martha Wells pero definitivamente no la última.
Una vez que tiene el control de si mismo, su prioridad pasa a ser la descarga y consumo de contenido audiovisual de dudosa calidad con el que pueda pasar las horas, controlando mínimamente a los humanos a cargo para no levantar sospechas de la compañía que lo "maneja". Esta compañía es la encargada de suministrar estos cyborgs o robots asesinos a modo de cobertura en las distintas operaciones de exploración que determinados científicos realizan en territorios inexplorados.
Lo que más se disfruta en esta historia es la personalidad de murdebot, sus comentarios, sus reflexiones, sus críticas. Logró que me interesara en continuar la serie al 100%
Este pequeño librito de menos de 200 págs. se ganó los premios Hugo, Nébula, y Locus además de convertirse obviamente en un bestseller.
Al momento se conocen 9 títulos dentro de esta serie, incluyendo historias cortas pero se presume que serán 14, nada seguro dado que es un trabajo en proceso. Es la primera vez que leo a Martha Wells pero definitivamente no la última.
perch15's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't really know what to expect going into this book. It was one of the Tor.com free monthly eBooks, and I was pleasantly surprised by the time I got to the end. I'm not a huge fan of first-person narrative but it worked here, and it quickly turned into a page-turner, to the point where I'm going to go buy the other ones. Nothing groundbreaking, but a well-written, entertaining twist on the machine-becoming-sentient trope. I'd say this is more a 3.5 star read than a 4. Minimal investment for an excellent return.