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kris_tea516's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Review: This is my favorite out of the Murderbot Diaries series that I have read so far. I love how we are watching this android who has gained sentience & freedom and is struggling with living between the two worlds of being a robot who has a job to do while also beginning to have strong emotions and even care about others. It is also hilarious to listen to this robot talk about how addicted he is to what are essentially soap operas.
In this particular book, it’s really interesting to see how his perspective of humans is growing and he is learning that humans are more complex than he originally thought.
Synopsis: Murderbot is continuing his investigation into what really happened to him in the past. He has snuck aboard a ship/station and the crew of another ship are now on board but they aren’t alone. This book reminded me a lot of Alien.
Content warnings: death, gun violence, injury/injury detail.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
abitbetterbooks'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? It's complicated
5.0
I cannot get enough of Murderbot!!!!!!!!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
chris_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood
ritabriar's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Murderbot gets to confront just how different it would be if it had been treated well, and it... doesn't like it. Murderbot has to keep taking breaks in order to have feelings. Also, once again, Murderbot is saving humans from their own bad decisions, whether or not it thinks that's a good idea. But they're good humans, so it's worth it. Mostly. Maybe. Probably.
Murderbot does this in a setting and situation that keeps ramping up the tension and increasing the stakes, believably if not realistically. It handles all of this with competency and social awkwardness, with help from episodes of Sanctuary Moon.
Murderbot does this in a setting and situation that keeps ramping up the tension and increasing the stakes, believably if not realistically. It handles all of this with competency and social awkwardness, with help from episodes of Sanctuary Moon.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, and Kidnapping
Major character death,lailybibliography's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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
5.0
I wasn’t annoyed at all. Not one bit.
I will never get over Miki dying thinking its first ever bot friend was mad at it. Screw you, Martha Wells (affectionate, devastated).
This instalment grew to be far more emotionally powerful and resonant than I expected. It broke my heart seeing Murderbot react so strongly to the possibility of humans and bots being equals, able to be trusted friends and companions with genuine love and respect for one another. For all its hilarious dark humour and misanthropic attitude, Murderbot is a deeply emotional, empathetic bot, and utterly traumatized by the violence its owners coerced into committing. I hope the reunion with Dr. Mensah gives it some of the kindness and tranquility it desperately deserves and needs.
Really hope we run into Don Abene sometime in the future novellas. I found her bond with Miki touching and fascinating and would love a more in-dept exploration of the (relatively) egalitarian universe hinted at outside the Corporation Rim. I love the diversity of the human experience Martha Wells has weaved into this world in regard to societal norms, structures and political systems. So much of classical sci-fi literature had a tendency to stick to generally homogeneous political conventions and power hierarchies (monarchies, nobility, grand authoritarian regimes, etc.); its refreshing to see the thriving existences of more… dare-i-say… socialist societies in our futures. I’m not sure if that’s the intended message in any way, but it’s a strangely hopeful one to me.
((Obviously we have our archetypal hyper-capitalist, cyberpunk dystopia in Corporation Rim, but even that feels more realistic to our modern world with its constant over-surveillance and conglomerate indifference to human liveability than the neon-skies and desolate megacities of previous science fiction.))
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Slavery and Medical content
lonelylooper's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Grief
sinoclock's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This is my favorite of the first 4 books. I think the humor is more apparent and the narration not so deadpan. I liked Miki a lot and the questions/thoughts Miki raised in Murderbot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
xvicesx's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-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
5.0
A great book - Murderbot's adventures are reminiscent of Asimov's world in iRobot, beautifully told from the perspective of a robot that has gained independence and instead of going off on the suspected murder spree, chose to start watching TV series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I had an emotion.
Needing to be alone to process emotions is such a realistic characteristic.
Content Warnings
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
anni_swanilda's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail