A review by ursacygni
All Systems Red by Martha Wells

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

All Murderbot wants to do is watch their soaps from the feed. It's just a shame that giant space worms, humans, and other SecUnits like Murderbot get in the way of that. Sometimes it's a shame to have to do your actual job.
All Systems Red is a book about doing what you need to do despite not wanting to. Murderbot, while being a killing machine, is a jaded and highly relatable character. This is a diary log of how the cyborg gets their freedom and the perils that happened along the way.