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All Systems Red by Martha Wells

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exlibrisalex's review against another edition

3.0

All Systems Red is the first in a series of science fiction novellas centering around ‘Murderbot’, an android who has secretly hacked his governor module allowing him a measure of autonomy and freewill. When he isn’t working for his employer as a security bot he is watching soap operas and avoiding awkward encounters with humans at all costs.

This read as though Martha Wells created an entirely unique and lovable (albeit it AWKWARD) main character but did not have the writing skill or plot to properly support or showcase him. I do plan on reading the second novella in the series as I do hope Wells is able to better hone her craft as a writer as she progresses with the storyline and do justice to the concept of Murderbot. 3.5

andrwaug's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.5

jellybird25's review against another edition

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4.5

Interesting concept. Not sure if i read it too fast but there was some difficulty for me to get to know such a large team. I will probably continue the series