Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Compulsory by Martha Wells

6 reviews

angorarabbit's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Clarketech: cyborgs, interstellar mining. 

 

TLDR: This is not an unbiased review. 

 

I read the free version on the Wired Magazine website. (Google Compulsory and Wired and you should find the link.) It seems that the $0.99 copy available on i-books may be a little longer. The short story I read is very short and while it is listed as The Murderbot Diaries #0.5 I think that reading at least All Systems Red first would be optimal. There isn’t much room in such a short story to describe characters in more than a few quick brushstrokes. And for those who have already read five novellas and a novel it would be boring too. That being said I love Murderbot and Ms Wells writing so this story gets 5 stars. 

 

By the way, Murderbot, despite publisher blurbs, is a cyborg not an android.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

etherealisnt'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This is a (super) short story and the prequel to Murderbot Diaries' first book "All Systems Red".

We get to meet Murderbot in its early days of freedom from the governor module and it's wonderful! You can see the personality, the sass and the attitude take root.
The media-loving Murderbot (yes, you bet it was watching "The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon") faces a dilemma: help the humans (ugh) and risk exposing its secret OR follow orders, do nothing and watch media. Murderbot is never given an easy choice huh.

Since I hacked my governor module, I sometimes do things and I'm not sure entirely why. (Apparently suddenly getting free will after having 93% of your behavior controlled for your entire existence will do weird things to your impulse control.)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and Violence

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

divine529's review against another edition

funny informative reflective 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

This is the shortest story possible, but I loved it so much. 

This takes place just after Murderbot hacked It's governor module and is essentially an introduction to Murderbot as a character. This tiny story captures so much of Its personality and character and it's so worth it, despite it being so short. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror and Fire/Fire injury

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror and Fire/Fire injury

frantic_vampire's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

A really good look at Murderbot’s character prior to All Systems Red.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail