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A review by shelcatzoe
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
4.0
4 stars
A security robot hired to help an exploratory team on another planet hacked itself to be self-aware. Calling itself Murderbot, we watch as it struggles with existential dread and decides whether it really cares about the humans it's supposed to protect.
I haven't figured it out yet, but for some reason Murderbot presents as female in my mind. This was probably on purpose - you can easily project yourself into the character because it's so ambiguous.
This was a very fun, quick novella.
A security robot hired to help an exploratory team on another planet hacked itself to be self-aware. Calling itself Murderbot, we watch as it struggles with existential dread and decides whether it really cares about the humans it's supposed to protect.
I haven't figured it out yet, but for some reason Murderbot presents as female in my mind. This was probably on purpose - you can easily project yourself into the character because it's so ambiguous.
This was a very fun, quick novella.