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wilybooklover's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Gore, Medical content, and Body horror
maeverose's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
My possible adhd made it really difficult to focus while reading this. It took me a while to get through because I had to re read things over and over for them to stick. I’m pretty sure that was just a me thing and not a problem with the book.
That being said, I thoroughly enjoyed this. Literally halfway into the first chapter I already loved Murderbot, and grew to love it even more as the story went on. I related to it’s social discomfort a lot lol (Lot’s of parallels to autism, I felt like). I liked the humor, I actually laughed out loud several times. I really liked the worldbuilding and the way things were subtly explained to the reader without feeling like they were being explained. I liked the human characters (especially Mensah) but I feel like the only character that was fully fleshed out was Murderbot. It is a novella so of course with that many characters not all of them are gonna get the same amount of focus but I do wish they were a little more developed. Maybe if there had been a smaller cast of characters that would’ve been better. I liked the mystery at first but was a little unsatisfied with it in the end.
I’m still going to go check out the second book from my library right away.
My feelings about the mystery reveal (major spoilers): I didn’t love the reveal that GrayCris was just killing people because they found something that was super valuable. I kinda hoped it would’ve been something more interesting, that feels so.. boring? I also don’t know that I buy anyone going that far for money, especially because neither DeltFall nor PreservationAux knew about the remnants when they were killed/pursued, so it wasn’t like they were a current threat to GrayCris’s future fortune. I think it would’ve been cool if it took more of a horror approach and had aliens coming after them or something lol. But this isn’t marketed as horror so obviously I can’t really be mad it didn’t go that route.. and to be fair the humor would’ve felt out of place then... apparently I don’t know what I want
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Mass/school shootings
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Blood, Slavery, and Cursing
There is some implied gore, but never any super explicit descriptions. I really don’t like gore and never at any point was grossed out but if you’re super sensitive to that kind of thing I’d still be cautious.thedisabledreader's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
critique of capitalism at times includes ways in which companies hurt their clients (i.e cheap or ineffective equipment) unintentional use of ideas associated with racism and enslavement (colorism and ‘purchasing’ people) it/its pronouns for the main charactersexualedward's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
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
4.75
Murderbot is one of my new favorite characters now. I LOVED it, but felt it should have been longer. Felt character’s individual moment to shine, story moments, and build up to moments should have been more to them. Absolutely will be continuing the series.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Murder, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content
Minor: Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Mass/school shootings, Ableism, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Slavery, Gore, Bullying, and Classism
ailsaod's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I've read a couple other novellas this year and this is the first that I feel was not harmed by the length of the format. This story is short but it is good fun and the characters were ridiculously lovable. Murderbot is in some aspects very relatable but (thankfully) very much not in others which made them interesting and I too would do anything for Dr Mensah. I think the ending is what really won me over though as it takes the series into a more interesting direction. I will say that I am reting this five stars for a novella and that it isn't quite on the level of the full lenght novels I've rated five stars but I had a great time and look forward to continuing with the series!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Slavery, Murder, and Suicide attempt
skudiklier's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Oh my gosh! I was reading an ebook that had other books included all in the same thing, so I had no idea I was at the end of the book until it ended.
That was a really tense, fun, and interesting read, and I definitely want to read the next one in the series. I'm super interested in this world, and this character.
That was a really tense, fun, and interesting read, and I definitely want to read the next one in the series. I'm super interested in this world, and this character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Gun violence
Moderate: Murder, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Gore
justreadingby's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.75
I didn't read this for the science; I finished this in one sitting because Murderbot is dry, awkward, anxious, and someone I grew to root for. The crew is equally compelling and wow, would you believe to learn that people who actually like each other and are competent workers both as individuals and as a group make for a great read?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Medical content, Slavery, and Body horror
CW explained: mostly graphic depiction of gore and violence (there are fight scenes and death) but I'd say that if you like action movies like The Old Guard or a lot of Charlize Theron's filmography, then you're good. Gore includes blood and other fluids a bot may have. The human crew also briefly discusses slavery and how that they perceive its presence in Murderbot's life. Murderbot acknowledges this in the perspective of a being who has lived with this systemic oppression for all of its life.kscallahan'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? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide attempt
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
5.0
This review is written after a re-read. The plan is to go through all the series as a refresher for the most recent book, Fugitive Telemetry.
I still love it. This is definitely one of my comfort read series. Yes, it is short and fast paced so it flies by very quickly but it is so compelling and relatable.
Originally when I read the Murderbot Diaries it was around the time I read the Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie (both have some political intrigue plots as well if that's your jam) and this is where I think my enjoyment for overwhelmed/awkward/antisocial AI characters really bloomed. There's also some found family vibes which I adore.
I still love it. This is definitely one of my comfort read series. Yes, it is short and fast paced so it flies by very quickly but it is so compelling and relatable.
Originally when I read the Murderbot Diaries it was around the time I read the Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie (both have some political intrigue plots as well if that's your jam) and this is where I think my enjoyment for overwhelmed/awkward/antisocial AI characters really bloomed. There's also some found family vibes which I adore.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
maelikesbooks's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Abandonment, and Murder
Minor: Suicide attempt