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hellsjerome's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Moderate: Murder
fox_at_the_circus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
My favourite in this book was Miki, loved its interaction with its friends and Murderbot. I really appreciate how so far all books featured bots with non-regular relationships / interactions with humans, Murderbot, Art and Miki. That really makes the universe much more interesting and also sets the books in the series apart from one another.
I also enjoy, that there is an overarching plot, but the plot of every single book is still interesting and explores more of the whole universe and gives us more worldbuilding.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Medical content and Murder
jennifermreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
My husband and I continue to be entertained by this series. I am glad we are listening to it at an increased speed (1.25x) because I listened to a few lines at 1x speed and oh-my-goodness is it slow!
Graphic: Gun violence and Murder
lailybibliography's review against another edition
- 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.))
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Slavery and Medical content
brynalexa's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.75
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
sinoclock's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- 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.
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
cardaisy's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Loved this as usual! Though I will say the story felt less fleshed out than the first two. Despite being around the same page length, I feel like Martha Wells covered a lot more ground in the others than in this one, and I can't exactly say why. Maybe because Murderbot wasn't interacting as much with people (outside of Miki) for the most part of the book?
Really liked the dynamic that was explored between Murderbot and Miki and how their experiences as bots/constructs differed so much from each other
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Blood, Medical content, and Grief
emelye's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder
quotablehedgehog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, and Colonisation