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pacing_pages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Murderbot is somewhat one of us, seen through the lens of a "construct" character, with some glitchy (metal health) limitations like social anxiety, past trauma, lingering connections, social introvert but media extrovert...come on now, at least for me, relatability was off the roofs! Lol
It's clever and smart with its world building and teamwork aesthetics but above all that, it's a masterpiece into exploring strong empathetic characters in such short tale! Ofc somethings felt a bit hindered by the shortness of the text but maybe that's just my bias to know Murderbot better...guess further books will be consumed with the same inspiration! Thanks for the brilliant story Wells 🤗🙏💙
Moderate: Murder and Suicide attempt
luxxltyd'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
3.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Slavery, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide attempt
clynns's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Minor: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Violence
wildflowersnwhiskey'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
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Blood, Violence, Trafficking, War, Toxic relationship, Torture, Slavery, and Gun violence
Minor: Confinement, Classism, Blood, Trafficking, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Violence, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Suicide, and Physical abuse
rickireadss's review against another edition
4.5
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Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Gun violence, Murder, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Blood, Confinement, War, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, and Self harm
cryosphinx's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
I love Murderbot character, but maybe because I relate as I too need to shut down and recharge after dealing with humans too much. I like the exploration of the humans including Murderbot and treating him with more humanity and him being absolutely baffled but it teaching him what it means to be self aware outside of "I hacked myself so I could watch soap operas" into "Hey, I might actually give a damn." Looking forward to continuing the series.
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Suicide attempt
moonchild_cos'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
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, and Violence
Minor: Slavery, Body horror, and Suicide attempt
fox_at_the_circus's review
- 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
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.
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Death
Moderate: Gore, Slavery, and Body horror
shepardsolbear's review against another edition
- 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
Minor: Murder, Gore, Suicide attempt, and Violence
syinhui's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This was nice and fun. I just didn't find the plot particularly exciting or gripping. The other characters were bland and I didn't feel much for them. The concept of sentient bots, planetary explorations and corporate political entities controlling space travels were interesting though hardly original.
What I enjoyed a lot were Murderbot's snarky, pessimistic, and deadpan commentaries on itself, its human clients and the stupid company it belonged.
Murderbot is loveable and endearing enough for me to want to know more of its adventures/developments so I'll be continuing the series.
Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Medical trauma
Minor: Suicide attempt