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Der Netzwerkeffekt by Martha Wells

sophiesticatedselections's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Loved the interactions between Murderbot and Amina, Dr. Mensa, ART, Murderbot 2.0, and/or Three. Everything else held my attention less

cara0007's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

5.0

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4.0

4.5 stars

I love Murdorbot has his found family. I loved all books in this series, but this one has taken up a notch in action and character development of Murdorbot.

sharkduck125's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful relaxing medium-paced

4.75

benmcfc's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

4.0

multilingual_s's review against another edition

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emotional funny tense medium-paced
  • 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

5.0

As always a winner. I thought that the plot was a bit more predictable than in the previous books but I didn't mind that. Still absolutely awesome!

cobrasys's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

pacifickat's review against another edition

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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

4.25

"Please calm yourselves and stop talking. Plan A01: Rain Destruction has been superseded by Plan B01: Distract and Extract." -Parihelion

Fun, if not a little confusing. I adore the Murderbot series, and Network effect is a worthy, novel-length addition. Definitely did a lot to push the emotional growth of Murderbot forward, adding in a whole cast of new characters, as well as bringing back some old favorites. 

I love how Wells writes Murderbot's unique interactions with various sentient beings beyond its human clients. I also have enjoyed Murderbot's
slowly dawning realization over each new story installment that it is valued, admired, and perhaps even loved by a whole host of individuals it has met over its many adventures since going rogue. It may have been designed to be a disposable tool, but to its friends and found family it is worth fighting for, and never to be abandoned. It's original purpose may have been to sacrificially defend others, but it has developed something more than factory-set objectives and parameters, grounded in an unflinching resolve to maintain personal agency even among those who see it as an object without personhood.


These books are so very fun, deeply empathetic, and manage to pack so much character development between fast-paced storytelling and wonderful action sequences. 4 stars for this one.
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wiltar4evr's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

bellhore's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

5.0

Shoutout to that last book I read that I hated so much that pushed me out of romance and into sci-fi because I would have never found this series. Certain authors who shall not be named need to take notes.

"She would never trust me again. She would never stand close enough to touch. But...without touching because touching is gross."

Mensah: SecUnit, are you alright?
SecUnit: I just...really like you.

"I don't want to not see you again"

"But I like being with ART. I want to keep being with ART."


Murderbot + ART = FOREVER
Murderbot + Mensah = FOREVER.