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Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

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steve_hayer's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

pili87's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ART is my new favorite character. I hope he joins Murderbot in future adventures, which I'm sure will happen at some point.
I enjoyed this book more than the first one. We get more worldbuilding, and we understand so much more about Murderbot. I'm excited for more stories now that he can successfully blend in among humans.

jeffrey_rid's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Another fun Murderbot story, with a good set of mysteries and twists and turns. Through the introduction of new beings and uncovering some of the mystery of the protagonists past, wells explores themes of identity while delivering an suspenseful mystery.

bbboeken's review against another edition

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4.0

I'm starting to really like this series, though it's a very expensive one --if you don't mind me turning to economics. I've got a feeling like all these Murderbot Diaries could have been made into one larger tome and not a series of expensive shorter hardcovers.

Very readable though, really enjoy this and the way in which the author succeeds in having you want to keep on reading.

sallysocker's review

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4.0

”Sometimes people do things to you that you can't do anything about. You just have to survive it and go on.”

”Young humans can be impulsive. The trick is keeping them around long enough to become old humans.”

These books are so funny! I also love that each book is basically just a small little mission, that makes it more enjoyable to read! Also I like Murderbot more and more for each page it’s just so funny and reliable. And not to forget about Art, he brought so much to this story!