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librarymouse's review
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- 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 is picking up strays and making friends (and killing people, but they're bad so it's okay)! Fun, fast, well-written read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
embersbooknook's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
5.0
I enjoyed this just as much as the first - I am loving the adventures of Murderbot! Can’t wait to see what It does on It’s next adventure!
Also can I just say how cool it was to see non-standard genders and pronouns in a sci-fi book? And not just for the robots and augmented humans? SO refreshing - Martha Wells, I’m a fan🤗🧡
Also can I just say how cool it was to see non-standard genders and pronouns in a sci-fi book? And not just for the robots and augmented humans? SO refreshing - Martha Wells, I’m a fan🤗🧡
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
wad3mil3sgarru2's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Cursing, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Murder
sabrinaleaf's review against another edition
adventurous
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? No
3.5
3.5 ⭐️
My main enjoyment in this serie is Murderbot as a character. I feel like the plot is rushed too much, especially because of the length of the novellas. Each novella feels like a day in the life of Murderbot’s adventures
My main enjoyment in this serie is Murderbot as a character. I feel like the plot is rushed too much, especially because of the length of the novellas. Each novella feels like a day in the life of Murderbot’s adventures
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder
persephonefoxx's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Murder
Minor: Blood, Medical content, and Kidnapping
kris_tea516's review against another edition
adventurous
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
5.0
I am loving this series & this is only the 2nd book. Each of them are very short but the writing is so good. I look forward to getting through the whole series.
Each of these books deal with their on story but they each push the ultimate story arch along.These books are obviously Sci-Fi but there is also an element of mystery to the ultimate story.
The title “The Murderbot Diaries” caught my attention & intrigued me enough to check out the first book. But if the title concerns you, let me explain that he is not an assassin robot. This is about an android who has hacked his programming & has freed himself from human control. However, there was an incident in his past where something happened with his programming & he supposedly killed the entire team he was to be protecting. However, someone wiped his memory of the incident so he doesn’t really remember what happened but the guilt of whatever happened lead him to name himself “Murderbot.” The overarching story is of him trying to figure out exactly what happened.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder
haleybre's review
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder
ritabriar's review
adventurous
dark
funny
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? It's complicated
5.0
I adore Murderbot and its diaries. This is the book that introduces ART to the Murderbot Diaries series. ART is to Murderbot what Murderbot is to its humans. So that's terrifying and good for Murderbot. It also meets a whole new group of humans it also wants to protect, which is annoying. Mostly because they insist on walking right into danger.
Artificial Condition is the second in the series. It has a succinct plot with elements of the series story line plus a stand-alone story for this book. For escapist literature, it's incredibly kind and also thoughtful about big questions like, What makes one a person? What is a person's responsibility to other people around them?
This book contains characters who appreciate the prickly and socially-inept person for its non-social skills. (And obvious caring, in spite of its inability to people right now. Or ever.) Murderbot continues to be snarky and wonderful. We love an asshole with a heart of gold. Oh! This is also the book that establishes Murderbot as explicitly Aro-Ace. While there are issues with that, in the Aro-Ace robot trope, Murderbot is also a fully developed and realized person.
Artificial Condition is the second in the series. It has a succinct plot with elements of the series story line plus a stand-alone story for this book. For escapist literature, it's incredibly kind and also thoughtful about big questions like, What makes one a person? What is a person's responsibility to other people around them?
This book contains characters who appreciate the prickly and socially-inept person for its non-social skills. (And obvious caring, in spite of its inability to people right now. Or ever.) Murderbot continues to be snarky and wonderful. We love an asshole with a heart of gold. Oh! This is also the book that establishes Murderbot as explicitly Aro-Ace. While there are issues with that, in the Aro-Ace robot trope, Murderbot is also a fully developed and realized person.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Murder
Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate Corporate abuse The right people are held to account.blandrew's review
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? Yes
5.0
The book is of high quality, and I eagerly anticipate the opportunity to peruse the remainder of its contents.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
elpis_psyche's review
adventurous
funny
fast-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? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder