onceuponanothernovel's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing and Death
rlgreen91's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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? N/A
4.0
This was a delightfully run read! I had heard good things about this series from friends and it sounded like it was right up my alley, but it's always nice when something meets and even surpasses your expectations.
One thing I really enjoyed seeing was this sort of hidden discussion emerging on what it means to be a person versus what it means to be human. In real life, they are one and the same - to be human is to be a person is to be human. While I do think the reality of an augmented human, much less a SecUnit-type bot, is pretty far off, these are considerations that we'll need to consider in those hypothetical futures - what does it mean to have autonomy, free will, and privacy when you have a range of persons, only some of which are human. I'm sure as we go along and Murderbot continues to live we'll touch on these questions and more.
A fun, engaging quick read. Looking forward to continuing the series, likely kicking off the New Year with the sequel. 4 stars.
One thing I really enjoyed seeing was this sort of hidden discussion emerging on what it means to be a person versus what it means to be human. In real life, they are one and the same - to be human is to be a person is to be human. While I do think the reality of an augmented human, much less a SecUnit-type bot, is pretty far off, these are considerations that we'll need to consider in those hypothetical futures - what does it mean to have autonomy, free will, and privacy when you have a range of persons, only some of which are human. I'm sure as we go along and Murderbot continues to live we'll touch on these questions and more.
A fun, engaging quick read. Looking forward to continuing the series, likely kicking off the New Year with the sequel. 4 stars.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Murder, and Violence
frostfeather'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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Classism
foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Death
moonchild_cos's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Violence, and Gun violence
Minor: Body horror, Slavery, and Suicide attempt
inwetiewele's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.25
Yeah I’m totally not emotional about a FUCKING ROBOT (is lying)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Murder, Body horror, and Death
fox_at_the_circus's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
A truely enjoyable quick read.
Murderbot was an extremely relatable main character, I also would like to spend my whole day watching my favourite shows and don't like people looking at me. The other characters were also good, it's always nice to read about competent characters. And I loved how diverse they were and things like polyamorous marriages were just mentioned in a short sentence, really shows how common they are in this world.
Even though this short novella didn't focus all to much on the wider world building, there were enough mentions of politics and technology and such to show it really is a fully fledged out setting and I'm looking forward to reading the other books in this series and learning more about it.
Murderbot was an extremely relatable main character, I also would like to spend my whole day watching my favourite shows and don't like people looking at me. The other characters were also good, it's always nice to read about competent characters. And I loved how diverse they were and things like polyamorous marriages were just mentioned in a short sentence, really shows how common they are in this world.
Even though this short novella didn't focus all to much on the wider world building, there were enough mentions of politics and technology and such to show it really is a fully fledged out setting and I'm looking forward to reading the other books in this series and learning more about it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Death
Moderate: Gore, Slavery, and Body horror
miastr's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Death
Moderate: Slavery and Injury/Injury detail
moongoblin38's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Fantastic. I love when books just get right into it.
Cannot wait to read more from this series!
Cannot wait to read more from this series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
takarakei's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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
4.0
Cozy sci-fi kinda mystery with a MC that is just a riot to read. Murderbot is constantly exasperated with humans and tbh, I get it! I look forward to reading the rest of the series to see what journey Murderbot goes on!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery