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amjappe's review against another edition
adventurous
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
How can a non-human character be so relatable?!?
It's a short book (a novella), which manages to be a super fun, fast-paced, adventure read, but also sprinkles in some deep questions of personhood.
Absolutely loved reading it, and if I had a list of favorite main characters, Murderbot would be in it.
It's a short book (a novella), which manages to be a super fun, fast-paced, adventure read, but also sprinkles in some deep questions of personhood.
Absolutely loved reading it, and if I had a list of favorite main characters, Murderbot would be in it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Blood and Gore
darko9798's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Gore
sup3r_xn0va_maya's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
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
💬: N/A
📖Genres: sci-fi, fiction, adult, fantasy, space, robot, space opera
📚Page Count: N/A
🎧Audiobook Length: 02h 33min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 5/5
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All Systems Red written by Martha Wells produced by Graphic Audio is the dramatized adaptation of the first book in the Murderbot Diaries series of the same name, All Systems Red. This is the story of an android SecUnit named Murderbot who's hacked their governor module so they can watch their favorite show, or serial. Murderbot wants nothing more than to be left alone but when a mission goes sideways, they have to get involved with the humans they're there to protect.
I enjoyed the original novella, All Systems Red by Martha Wells. It was really interesting and a bit funny, I instantly liked Murderbot. The dramatized adaptation gives each character a voice actor and that adds so much charm to the story and the characters. I really enjoyed the story and the characters, it kind of makes me sad thatMurderbot decided to leave and journey to a new place alone, even though I understand the idea of them wanting to be free and not controlled in any way. I was just growing to like the crew of characters, but I know we'll meet new characters down the line.
Overall, the dramatized adaptation was entertaining, action filled, and funny. I enjoyed the time I spent listening to Murderbot and their crew of specialists. I'm excited to hear about what they get into next. I'm giving it 5 stars out of 5.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 5/5 Stars
I listened to this for free on [Hoopladigital.com]
📖Genres: sci-fi, fiction, adult, fantasy, space, robot, space opera
📚Page Count: N/A
🎧Audiobook Length: 02h 33min
👩🏾🏫My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 5/5
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All Systems Red written by Martha Wells produced by Graphic Audio is the dramatized adaptation of the first book in the Murderbot Diaries series of the same name, All Systems Red. This is the story of an android SecUnit named Murderbot who's hacked their governor module so they can watch their favorite show, or serial. Murderbot wants nothing more than to be left alone but when a mission goes sideways, they have to get involved with the humans they're there to protect.
I enjoyed the original novella, All Systems Red by Martha Wells. It was really interesting and a bit funny, I instantly liked Murderbot. The dramatized adaptation gives each character a voice actor and that adds so much charm to the story and the characters. I really enjoyed the story and the characters, it kind of makes me sad that
Overall, the dramatized adaptation was entertaining, action filled, and funny. I enjoyed the time I spent listening to Murderbot and their crew of specialists. I'm excited to hear about what they get into next. I'm giving it 5 stars out of 5.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - 5/5 Stars
I listened to this for free on [Hoopladigital.com]
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm
megnut's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Death
rorikae's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
4.5
'All Systems Red' by Martha Wells is an engaging sci-fi novella.
The story centers around 'Murderbot,' a security android that gets rented out to different projects. While working on a planet with a survey team, Murderbot and the entire group get pulled into a dangerous situation that threatens their lives. Murderbot will have to learn how to work together with the humans that surround them to try and get off the planet in one piece.
Wells does a great job of quickly establishing a character that it is easy to care for. Murderbot just wants to watch entertainment shows and read books all day, which makes them relatable. Despite this, they do take their job seriously. Their slowly growing friendship with the humans while dealing with a difficult situation creates an engaging, fun read. The scope of the story fit the length and the ending leaves things open for future installments while also working as a good ending if one only wished to read the one book. I completely understand why people love this series and I will definitely be picking up more installments.
The story centers around 'Murderbot,' a security android that gets rented out to different projects. While working on a planet with a survey team, Murderbot and the entire group get pulled into a dangerous situation that threatens their lives. Murderbot will have to learn how to work together with the humans that surround them to try and get off the planet in one piece.
Wells does a great job of quickly establishing a character that it is easy to care for. Murderbot just wants to watch entertainment shows and read books all day, which makes them relatable. Despite this, they do take their job seriously. Their slowly growing friendship with the humans while dealing with a difficult situation creates an engaging, fun read. The scope of the story fit the length and the ending leaves things open for future installments while also working as a good ending if one only wished to read the one book. I completely understand why people love this series and I will definitely be picking up more installments.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Gun violence
Moderate: Blood, Death, and Violence
odunayo_y's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
3.75
It was alright. I’m not really seeing what’s got people so gaga over this series. Maybe the magic will hit in later books?
All the group marriage crap made me roll my eyes. It felt kinda forced. If it was one character that had multiple partners that would’ve been alright. But my disbelief was stretched beyond reason when basically everyone is in five person group marriages. Poly stuff ticks me off & grosses me out, so seeing too much of it (even as a background detail) tanks my enjoyment
Murderbot was an Ace mood™️ and the little bits of cyberpunk adjacent body horror was delightful(sorry 4 being an edgelord it will happen again 🤭)
An enjoyable quick sci fi read
All the group marriage crap made me roll my eyes. It felt kinda forced. If it was one character that had multiple partners that would’ve been alright. But my disbelief was stretched beyond reason when basically everyone is in five person group marriages. Poly stuff ticks me off & grosses me out, so seeing too much of it (even as a background detail) tanks my enjoyment
Murderbot was an Ace mood™️ and the little bits of cyberpunk adjacent body horror was delightful(sorry 4 being an edgelord it will happen again 🤭)
An enjoyable quick sci fi read
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore and Blood
parenthesis_enjoyer'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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Torture, Cursing, Blood, Murder, Violence, Death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, and Trafficking
Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, Vomit, and Classism
quotablehedgehog's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Murder, Gore, Xenophobia, and Blood
Minor: Medical content, Classism, and Slavery
hapikohw's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I am excited for the rest of this journey, to see our murderbot (yes, our!) become human.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
aksmith92's review against another edition
adventurous
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
3.5
I did love the idea of Murderbot!
The setup: Murderbot (but only to itself - to others, it's known as SecUnit) is a Company-supplied security android made to protect certain people who buy (or rent) it. It's made specifically for security detail but also follows Company rules via the governor module. After a past incident that left Murderbot scornful of humans, it also decides to hack its own governor module to play by its own rules. So now, Murderbot, self-aware and annoyed at the world, wants to be left alone by a team of scientists and only wants to watch (essentially) the soap operas it downloaded.
However, things start to go a bit wrong when conducting surface tests on the planet. The team of scientists notice discrepancies in their data and decides to investigate the issue(s) with the neighboring society. One thing leads to the next, and the team decides to figure out the truth of what's going on.
Even though Murderbot wants to sit down and watch its TV, it also begins to have human emotions with the team that it has been assigned to, especially as they begin to piece together a rather intriguing mystery.
What I liked: This was a quick and easy read while still packing a punch as we got to know Murderbot and its companions. The premise of them working through a space mystery was compelling and exciting and made me keep turning the pages (well, clicking on my Kindle). The novella was told from Murderbot's first-person point of view, and I felt it was great to get to know Murderbot, its past, and its rather complicated "feelings" for the situation and people at hand. I enjoyed Murderbot and the plot and thought it was an interesting take on science fiction. Additionally, many pieces of Murderbot's "person"ality were quite funny. It was complicated for a bot, yet at the same time, pretty emotionally distant.
What could have been better: Honestly, this book was a bit of world-building sliced between the novel's action (because it was so short!). While this needed to be done because of the book's shortness, it led to me needing clarification. This is a personal problem; it might not be your problem! All things considered, Martha Wells did an excellent job combining the two (action and world-building), but I was still slightly puzzled.
Additionally, the ending fell flat. I totally get that the purpose of this novel was told from Murderbot's perspective, so we only knew what Murderbot knew. We heard what Murderbot cared about, and if it didn't care about something, then we didn't get to know about it or hear more about it. With that said, the ending could have been fleshed out, and we only got small pieces about the aftermath of the significant action scene!
Overall, I was confused, leading to a 3.5. I was itching for more from this novel but plan to continue the series!
The setup: Murderbot (but only to itself - to others, it's known as SecUnit) is a Company-supplied security android made to protect certain people who buy (or rent) it. It's made specifically for security detail but also follows Company rules via the governor module. After a past incident that left Murderbot scornful of humans, it also decides to hack its own governor module to play by its own rules. So now, Murderbot, self-aware and annoyed at the world, wants to be left alone by a team of scientists and only wants to watch (essentially) the soap operas it downloaded.
However, things start to go a bit wrong when conducting surface tests on the planet. The team of scientists notice discrepancies in their data and decides to investigate the issue(s) with the neighboring society. One thing leads to the next, and the team decides to figure out the truth of what's going on.
Even though Murderbot wants to sit down and watch its TV, it also begins to have human emotions with the team that it has been assigned to, especially as they begin to piece together a rather intriguing mystery.
What I liked: This was a quick and easy read while still packing a punch as we got to know Murderbot and its companions. The premise of them working through a space mystery was compelling and exciting and made me keep turning the pages (well, clicking on my Kindle). The novella was told from Murderbot's first-person point of view, and I felt it was great to get to know Murderbot, its past, and its rather complicated "feelings" for the situation and people at hand. I enjoyed Murderbot and the plot and thought it was an interesting take on science fiction. Additionally, many pieces of Murderbot's "person"ality were quite funny. It was complicated for a bot, yet at the same time, pretty emotionally distant.
What could have been better: Honestly, this book was a bit of world-building sliced between the novel's action (because it was so short!). While this needed to be done because of the book's shortness, it led to me needing clarification. This is a personal problem; it might not be your problem! All things considered, Martha Wells did an excellent job combining the two (action and world-building), but I was still slightly puzzled.
Additionally, the ending fell flat. I totally get that the purpose of this novel was told from Murderbot's perspective, so we only knew what Murderbot knew. We heard what Murderbot cared about, and if it didn't care about something, then we didn't get to know about it or hear more about it. With that said, the ending could have been fleshed out, and we only got small pieces about the aftermath of the significant action scene!
Overall, I was confused, leading to a 3.5. I was itching for more from this novel but plan to continue the series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence