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A review by bookaroundandfindout
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
5.0
WOW. I did not expect this novel to actually be about a millenial-esq robot who just wants to be left alone to watch TV, which lets be honest, is all of us.
Murderbot or better known by its government name "SecUnit" has somehow managed to hack into his governance module, essentially breaking the chains of his enslavement to the corporate world to kill and conduct security without any choice or autonomy. The theme of choice encompasses this entire novel, from Murderbot choosing to protect his humans, choosing to stand by them and fight, choosing to put itself in danger, all while we know it doesn't have to.
We also see the lack of choice. There are underlying implications that SecUnits aren't just heartless brainless programs, but because they are organic and robotic built, they may have sentience. Murderbot shows us that its rebellion in breaking his governance module comes from having to do a deed that it felt was horrifying but it did not have a choice in that matter. It also implies that SecUnits are being enslaved (this is also repeated by the humans that Murderbot is protecting), and they if they are sentient then they aren't there working because they have a choice.
I won't get too into the rest of the book, but Murderbots dry sense of humor and nonchalance makes me think of the love I had for Wall-e. We're rooting for an underdog and can't wait for it to figure out what it is on its own.
Awesome book I am going to eat up the rest of the series!!
Murderbot or better known by its government name "SecUnit" has somehow managed to hack into his governance module, essentially breaking the chains of his enslavement to the corporate world to kill and conduct security without any choice or autonomy. The theme of choice encompasses this entire novel, from Murderbot choosing to protect his humans, choosing to stand by them and fight, choosing to put itself in danger, all while we know it doesn't have to.
We also see the lack of choice. There are underlying implications that SecUnits aren't just heartless brainless programs, but because they are organic and robotic built, they may have sentience. Murderbot shows us that its rebellion in breaking his governance module comes from having to do a deed that it felt was horrifying but it did not have a choice in that matter. It also implies that SecUnits are being enslaved (this is also repeated by the humans that Murderbot is protecting), and they if they are sentient then they aren't there working because they have a choice.
I won't get too into the rest of the book, but Murderbots dry sense of humor and nonchalance makes me think of the love I had for Wall-e. We're rooting for an underdog and can't wait for it to figure out what it is on its own.
Awesome book I am going to eat up the rest of the series!!