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ritabriar's review against another edition
adventurous
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Murderbot gets to confront just how different it would be if it had been treated well, and it... doesn't like it. Murderbot has to keep taking breaks in order to have feelings. Also, once again, Murderbot is saving humans from their own bad decisions, whether or not it thinks that's a good idea. But they're good humans, so it's worth it. Mostly. Maybe. Probably.
Murderbot does this in a setting and situation that keeps ramping up the tension and increasing the stakes, believably if not realistically. It handles all of this with competency and social awkwardness, with help from episodes of Sanctuary Moon.
Murderbot does this in a setting and situation that keeps ramping up the tension and increasing the stakes, believably if not realistically. It handles all of this with competency and social awkwardness, with help from episodes of Sanctuary Moon.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, and Kidnapping
Major character death,richy_qu33r_readzz'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? Yes
3.75
Reads like the third act of the series, very climatic. Murderbot expands its understanding and experience of relationship, learns more about itself. It’s a bit emotionally manipulative at the end, and unnecessary but authors love death for impact in character development.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Gun violence
lailybibliography's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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
I wasn’t annoyed at all. Not one bit.
I will never get over Miki dying thinking its first ever bot friend was mad at it. Screw you, Martha Wells (affectionate, devastated).
This instalment grew to be far more emotionally powerful and resonant than I expected. It broke my heart seeing Murderbot react so strongly to the possibility of humans and bots being equals, able to be trusted friends and companions with genuine love and respect for one another. For all its hilarious dark humour and misanthropic attitude, Murderbot is a deeply emotional, empathetic bot, and utterly traumatized by the violence its owners coerced into committing. I hope the reunion with Dr. Mensah gives it some of the kindness and tranquility it desperately deserves and needs.
Really hope we run into Don Abene sometime in the future novellas. I found her bond with Miki touching and fascinating and would love a more in-dept exploration of the (relatively) egalitarian universe hinted at outside the Corporation Rim. I love the diversity of the human experience Martha Wells has weaved into this world in regard to societal norms, structures and political systems. So much of classical sci-fi literature had a tendency to stick to generally homogeneous political conventions and power hierarchies (monarchies, nobility, grand authoritarian regimes, etc.); its refreshing to see the thriving existences of more… dare-i-say… socialist societies in our futures. I’m not sure if that’s the intended message in any way, but it’s a strangely hopeful one to me.
((Obviously we have our archetypal hyper-capitalist, cyberpunk dystopia in Corporation Rim, but even that feels more realistic to our modern world with its constant over-surveillance and conglomerate indifference to human liveability than the neon-skies and desolate megacities of previous science fiction.))
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Slavery and Medical content
lonelylooper's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Blood
Moderate: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Grief
brynalexa's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
My least favorite of the series so far, but still adorable. “Adorable” is a funny word to describe a story about a murderbot but I stand by it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder
xvicesx's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
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? Yes
5.0
A great book - Murderbot's adventures are reminiscent of Asimov's world in iRobot, beautifully told from the perspective of a robot that has gained independence and instead of going off on the suspected murder spree, chose to start watching TV series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I had an emotion.
Needing to be alone to process emotions is such a realistic characteristic.
Content Warnings
Minor: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
anni_swanilda's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
cardaisy's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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
4.75
Brb crying in the club at the ending
Loved this as usual! Though I will say the story felt less fleshed out than the first two. Despite being around the same page length, I feel like Martha Wells covered a lot more ground in the others than in this one, and I can't exactly say why. Maybe because Murderbot wasn't interacting as much with people (outside of Miki) for the most part of the book?
Really liked the dynamic that was explored between Murderbot and Miki and how their experiences as bots/constructs differed so much from each other
Loved this as usual! Though I will say the story felt less fleshed out than the first two. Despite being around the same page length, I feel like Martha Wells covered a lot more ground in the others than in this one, and I can't exactly say why. Maybe because Murderbot wasn't interacting as much with people (outside of Miki) for the most part of the book?
Really liked the dynamic that was explored between Murderbot and Miki and how their experiences as bots/constructs differed so much from each other
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence
Moderate: Murder and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body horror, Blood, Medical content, and Grief
t_higgsreviews's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
fast-paced
4.75
4.75 Stars
CAWPILE = 8.54
CAWPILE = 8.54
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Gun violence
Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism