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ritabriar's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
I adore Murderbot and its diaries. This is the book that introduces ART to the Murderbot Diaries series. ART is to Murderbot what Murderbot is to its humans. So that's terrifying and good for Murderbot. It also meets a whole new group of humans it also wants to protect, which is annoying. Mostly because they insist on walking right into danger.
Artificial Condition is the second in the series. It has a succinct plot with elements of the series story line plus a stand-alone story for this book. For escapist literature, it's incredibly kind and also thoughtful about big questions like, What makes one a person? What is a person's responsibility to other people around them?
This book contains characters who appreciate the prickly and socially-inept person for its non-social skills. (And obvious caring, in spite of its inability to people right now. Or ever.) Murderbot continues to be snarky and wonderful. We love an asshole with a heart of gold. Oh! This is also the book that establishes Murderbot as explicitly Aro-Ace. While there are issues with that, in the Aro-Ace robot trope, Murderbot is also a fully developed and realized person.
Artificial Condition is the second in the series. It has a succinct plot with elements of the series story line plus a stand-alone story for this book. For escapist literature, it's incredibly kind and also thoughtful about big questions like, What makes one a person? What is a person's responsibility to other people around them?
This book contains characters who appreciate the prickly and socially-inept person for its non-social skills. (And obvious caring, in spite of its inability to people right now. Or ever.) Murderbot continues to be snarky and wonderful. We love an asshole with a heart of gold. Oh! This is also the book that establishes Murderbot as explicitly Aro-Ace. While there are issues with that, in the Aro-Ace robot trope, Murderbot is also a fully developed and realized person.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate Corporate abuse The right people are held to account.morgiei's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
Content Warnings
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
magic_multicolored_miracle's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Mass/school shootings
Moderate: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood and Dysphoria
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