A review by badayka
All Systems Red by Martha Wells

adventurous funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

+ I'm always partial to a bot exhibiting some of the less idealistic human behaviors (think Marvin from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy).
+ The bot's dry humor.
+ The humans don't all just suck.

- I think this might not be fair of me, but I just instinctively deduct a star from books that are shorter than 300 pages. If they're not actual short stories, they just tend to feel like they're lacking. 
- Or maybe it's that I don't connect with the characters/material as much, because I do not spend a longer time with it.