A review by sofipitch
All Systems Red by Martha Wells

dark funny mysterious 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

4.5

This was a lot of fun! Some of the plot got a little lost on me at the end, where it felt a little underdeveloped. However this was a novella and part of a series of going on 7 books now so I will give it the benefit of the doubt that those things will be expanded upon. The shining star of the book is its narrator, the self-named Murderbot. Its experiences felt like it really captured what it is like to work a boring job in a capitalist hell scape where profits are valued over human lives. I do feel like the discovery not all humans suck some are nice felt a little too sudden, you just have to take Murderbot's word for it that others have treated it like shit, but this was a fast paced novella and the ending made up for that as Murderbot still isn't sure it can believe that. I'm invested enough in its story to keep reading the series.
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