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fox_at_the_circus's review against another edition
- 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
miastr's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Death
Moderate: Slavery and Injury/Injury detail
obscurepages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
spookfish's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Cannot wait to read more from this series!
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence
takarakei'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
4.0
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Death
Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery
emmablue's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Slavery, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
waterwolves's review
- 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
Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
iono'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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical content, and Blood
tays_books's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
syinhui's review against another edition
- 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