Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Network Effect by Martha Wells

44 reviews

amjappe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

The return of a certain beloved character deserved a full length novel, and we got it!
So much fun to see different character's paths converging, and get enough of a page count to read a more involved adventure. Another great read in this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, and Colonisation

Minor: Slavery

woodsofthebooks's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

5.0

this series is hands down one of my favourites of all time. murderbot is just such a mood and i love all the action that happens in them. i can’t wait to read more. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

self harm refers to hurting oneself to escape bondage

katebella's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

Possibly my favourite after the first book! Found a little slow at random points, but overall loved the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Colonisation

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This is a re-read since it has been a long time since I caught up with the series and I forgot how good this installment in the series is.  It’s a huge culmination of what happened previously seamlessly leading into uncharted territory.  There is a lot to say about what makes you you.  I especially appreciated the self awareness of trying to figure out your purpose in life.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cardaisy's review against another edition

adventurous funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this! So happy to see the return of ART, and I really loved Amana and her interactions with Murderbot, they have a very fun sibling-like dynamic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Colonisation

arinheck's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love Murderbot. I laughed out loud reading this. I cringed. I gasped audibly. I cried. I laughed some more. Truly an epic story that had me on the edge of my seat. New cast of characters were a welcome addition to the Murderbot universe (although I forgot who was who very often). In many ways it was the same old Murderbot story, but also I felt more than ever we saw it grow in this book. TLDR: loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Colonisation

Minor: Xenophobia

breezer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Colonisation

maddie_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative inspiring 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

3.5

I realized I was expecting a lot more from this full length Murderbot when I started and had a hard time getting into it. I felt a bit disappointed. 

I still love the characters, did enjoy the book, and am excited to see what's next for Murderbot.

So happy to see ART again, loved meeting his crew, thought the new characters were good, enjoyed the humour (but thought there could have been more), thought the concept of people getting muttated was really interesting but we didn't go as deep into that as we could've, and loved Murderbot "making a baby" with ART, and Murderbot finally successfully freeing another Secunit from their governor module.

I think shorter-form/ faster pace Murderbot stories work better. 

especially if the book follows the same exact plot of Murderbot has to rescue people, develops along the way. I think I felt so disappointed because I thought given the longer format, something out of format would occur? Like we'd see Murderbots relationship with Dr Mensah develop more? But what ended up happening was just a lot more details about like the fight sequences and the the technical aspects of the book that were never why I loved the series because I have a difficult time visualizing these things. So this one felt confusing, especially the audiobook version! Where the new Secunit sounds identical to Murderbot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

eleanora's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore, Medical content, Abandonment, and Colonisation

jokehelldo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

Shall I add something? Nope, I don't think so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Colonisation