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A review by cjwitch
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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 first 4 novellas of The MurderBot Diaries are tied together with an overarching plot and Exit Strategy was the perfect conclusion to it. Heartwarming, hilarious, and my current favorite piece of media on the entertainment feed.
This book was more action-packed than the earlier books in the series, but MurderBot was still MurderBot and it somehow makes even life and death situations funny and lighthearted. MurderBot also got to further explore the tentative friendships that it formed with the Preservation crew from All Systems Red and seeing them reconnect was EVERYTHING. MurderBot is awkward and unsure and sometimes very afraid of rejection (even while thinking it SHOULD be rejected), but it cares so much about the humans it claims and it sort of hates that it cares and refuses to admit to it (while admitting it at every turn).
As always, MurderBot is the most relatable and lovable character in existence.
Side note: it's discovery of giant display screens in hotels was nothing short of perfection.
This book was more action-packed than the earlier books in the series, but MurderBot was still MurderBot and it somehow makes even life and death situations funny and lighthearted. MurderBot also got to further explore the tentative friendships that it formed with the Preservation crew from All Systems Red and seeing them reconnect was EVERYTHING. MurderBot is awkward and unsure and sometimes very afraid of rejection (even while thinking it SHOULD be rejected), but it cares so much about the humans it claims and it sort of hates that it cares and refuses to admit to it (while admitting it at every turn).
As always, MurderBot is the most relatable and lovable character in existence.
Side note: it's discovery of giant display screens in hotels was nothing short of perfection.