Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells

83 reviews

fraxisle's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, and Slavery

etherealisnt's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I got a little messed up chronologically: this book takes place before "Network Effect" (the first full novel that has a continuation), but that didn't bother me as much as I thought it would. This time around we get to meet Detective Murderbot and its struggles with the local Security. Murderbot helps them solve an abnormal murder while having to prove itselves intentions and deal with even more humans than usual.

 I know a “fuck off” when I hear one. So I fucked off. 

The annoyance and sarcasm was palpable in this one. It was so fun to see Murderbot from this angle, kind of "fuck it, I'll just do it" energy. Murderbot really transformed into a detective, going on clue hunts with its restricted access (I can't imagine keeping the promise to not hack when needed, but more power to you). Murderbot had to be clever and get information the "right" way... Murderbot did get to to show off ;) 
Senior Indah (head of Preservation Station Security) and everyone else was super skeptical and untrusting. I kept alternating between pissed and sad - the way Murderbot was treated was just not it, BUT it did get better by the end. Everyone got me banging my head on a table while Murderbot had to deal with human stupidity. One exception will be Gurathin and Ratthi who became Murderbot's little sidekicks.

(Also JollyBaby and the other bots - that one scene was SO good!)

I didn't expect that plot-twist tho, it was quite a surprise! Nevertheless, Murderbot is a survivor!

Seriously, it almost got squished by a crane and then shot by a human (that it was trying to rescue! yeah.).

All I wanted to do was watch media and not exist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Gun violence, and Cursing

Minor: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail

tiredcreature'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? Yes

5.0

Murderbot investigates a murder

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Slavery

twistykris's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, and Slavery

lorien13's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Slavery

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Torture and Excrement

cozyscones's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery and Kidnapping

sofipitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.5

This was another fun installment! These always end with Murderbot going "an hopefully no more work/dangerous missions for a bit ✌️" which is always funny given how that isn't going to happen. Some of the developments in the series have had me wondering if anyone is gonna do something about a lot of the unethical treatment of bots and humans by various corporations but I'm willing to give Wells a pass with a Watsonian explanation of "you meet a lot of other characters whom that is likely their job, not Murderbot's". I also do think it would be unrealistic, given the real world, to have an ending where everything is magically fixed

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Murder, Trafficking, and Slavery

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery and Medical trauma

felofhe's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Trafficking, Slavery, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, and Stalking

nittiotvaan'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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Slavery and Gun violence