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A review by ketreads
Network Effect by Martha Wells
adventurous
emotional
5.0
As always, this instalment of our friendly neighbourhood murderbot comes in with a homerun!
✨️ SPOILER FREE ✨️
Just when the series and its various one-off adventures barely touch the relm of fatigue, this longer form novel comes in to give us all the charm of previous murderbot novellas with the added charm of a more, dare I say it, character-focused narrative. Don't get me wrong, the book still has engaging mystery, fast-paced action, and a whole lot of murdering, but it also manages to be more of a culmination of the sum of previous glimpses we've seen in past novellas. We truly have come to know and love Murderbot and now get to see just how far they've come since their lonely, media-filled existence. Though, of course, there's still plenty of media being watched!
The whole story hit even harder on a section read, and also the details a little less confusing, as murderbot likes to nickname elements or people without easy explanation (for someone with mild dyslexia!). All in all, it's a fantastic instalment, and I'm even more excited to see where the story goes now that murderbot has completed the first step in their soul-searching journey.
✨️ SPOILER FREE ✨️
Just when the series and its various one-off adventures barely touch the relm of fatigue, this longer form novel comes in to give us all the charm of previous murderbot novellas with the added charm of a more, dare I say it, character-focused narrative. Don't get me wrong, the book still has engaging mystery, fast-paced action, and a whole lot of murdering, but it also manages to be more of a culmination of the sum of previous glimpses we've seen in past novellas. We truly have come to know and love Murderbot and now get to see just how far they've come since their lonely, media-filled existence. Though, of course, there's still plenty of media being watched!
The whole story hit even harder on a section read, and also the details a little less confusing, as murderbot likes to nickname elements or people without easy explanation (for someone with mild dyslexia!). All in all, it's a fantastic instalment, and I'm even more excited to see where the story goes now that murderbot has completed the first step in their soul-searching journey.